CN106413547A - Physiological monitoring garments - Google Patents

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CN106413547A
CN106413547A CN201580024626.9A CN201580024626A CN106413547A CN 106413547 A CN106413547 A CN 106413547A CN 201580024626 A CN201580024626 A CN 201580024626A CN 106413547 A CN106413547 A CN 106413547A
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  • Professional, Industrial, Or Sporting Protective Garments (AREA)
  • Measurement Of The Respiration, Hearing Ability, Form, And Blood Characteristics Of Living Organisms (AREA)
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Abstract

Described herein are apparatuses (e.g., garments, including but not limited to shirts, pants, and the like) for detecting and monitoring physiological parameters, such as respiration, cardiac parameters, and the like. Described herein are physiological parameter monitoring garments having sensors formed of printed conductive ink on a compression garment that are arranged and configured for robust sensing and comfortable wear. In particular, the garments (e.g., shirts, pants, undergarments) described herein are configured to allow robust sensing of one or more physiological parameter using a conductive ink sensor printed directly onto the garment and connected by a conductive trace (which 10 may or may not be reinforced on the garment) to an interface region of the garment which may connect to an analysis unit such as a microprocessor that is configured to measure, store, process and/or transmit the recorded parameter(s).

Description

Physiology monitor clothes
Cross-Reference to Related Applications
This application claims the priority of following application:(entitled " the PHYSIOLOGICAL that on March 10th, 2014 submits to MONITORING GARMENTS ") U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/950,782;It is (entitled that on October 1st, 2014 submits to " DEVICES AND METHODS OF RUSE WITH PHYSIOLOGICAL MONITORING GARMENTS ") U.S. is interim Number of patent application 62/058,519;(entitled " the PHYSIOLOGICAL MONITORING that on November 17th, 2014 submits to GARMENTS ") U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62/080,966;And on December 29th, 2014 submit to (entitled " STRETCHABLE, CONDUCTIVE TRACES AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME ") U.S. is interim Number of patent application 62/097,560.Present patent application also requires on 2 2nd, the 2015 (entitled " GARMENTS submitting to HAVING STRETCHABLE AND CONDUCTIVE INK ") U.S. Patent Application No. 14/612,060 priority, patent Application number 14/612,060 requires (entitled " the METHODS OF MAKING GARMENTS of on July 14th, 2014 submission HAVING STRETCHABLE AND CONDUCTIVE INK ") U.S. Patent number 14/331,185 priority.
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Field
Be described herein can with user and other people communicate, receive directly (user selects) input and indirectly (user Monitoring) input (for example, detection is from the signal of user (such as be derived from clothes) based on Wearable electronic equipment) and deposit Storage or the Wearable device (such as " clothes ") transmitting this information.Particularly, this document describes can monitor from wearer Physiological parameter Wearable monitoring and input system.
Background
In the past twenty years, mobile telecommunication apparatus significantly extend and change the mode of people's communication.Have more next The computer of faster computer processor achieves the raising of faster communication and the mass data of the processing speed with increase Analysis.Additionally, sensor technology also Quick Extended becomes patient how even to be monitored by layman.Various sensors send out Exhibition enables various measurements to be carried out and analyzed to produce useful information by computer.In recent years, tie with various communications platforms The use of the medical detection technology closing provides to be made one (including patient) is monitored or monitors oneself and the doctor to them or shield The mode new He interested of the result of reason person's transmission monitoring.For example, mobile device such as smart phone makes mobile device use Family can remotely communicate, and provide obtain, analyze, using and control information data some abilities.For example, mobile device User for example can record theirs with prescribed form using the application software (" application ") for various personalization tasks Medical history, game replaying, reading, etc..Application can be worked with the letter providing user to want together with the sensor in mobile device Breath.For example, application can be worked together with the accelerometer in smart phone and determine that someone has walked how far and in the walking phase Between consume how many card lis.
Describe mobile communication platform in various backgrounds for example there are one or more such biometric sensors Smart phone use.For example, the US2010/0029598 of Roschk et al. describes " Device for Monitoring Physical Fitness (for the equipment of monitoring of physiologic health) ", it is equipped with the heart rate monitoring for detecting heart rate data Device part and the assessment equipment for providing health and fitness information, health and fitness information can be shown by display device and the unit that is processed obtains, It is implemented as reading in and include the personal data of supplement.The US2009/0157327 of Nissila describes " Electronic (electronics of estimating of fluid loss sets Device, Arrangement, and Method of Estimating Fluid Loss Standby, arrangement and method "), it is equipped with " electronic equipment, it includes:Processing unit, it is configured to receive and is produced by measuring unit Skin tempera-ture data, from measuring unit receptivity data, and determined based on the performance data being received theoretical fluid damage Mistake value ".
Similarly, propose before to include the clothes of sensor.See the US2007/0178716 of such as Glaser et al., it is retouched State " modular microelectronic-system (the modular microfluidic Department of Electronics being designed in Wearable electronic equipment System) ".The US2012/0071039 description interconnection of Debock et al. and termination tech front portion textile, it includes, and " conductive layer is led Electric layer includes conductor, and conductor includes terminal and the base portion being separately provided with terminal.Terminal has abutting end and installation end ". The US2005/0029680 of Jung et al. describes the method and apparatus for being integrated in electronic equipment in textile.
For example, the cardiovascular problem related with other health can be detected by monitoring patient, including breathing problem.Monitoring Can allow early stage and effective intervene, and can specific health problem become fatal before based on the physiological feature being monitored Lai Obtain medical rescue.Unfortunately, most of currently available cardiovascular and other types of health monitoring system are heavy With inconvenient (for example, unactual to routine use), and particularly, long-term to being particularly used in unnoticed mode Monitoring is difficult or unpractiaca.
Proposing the health parameters including the patient of vital sign (such as ECG, breathing, blood oxygenation, heart rate etc.) can make It is actively monitored with one or more Wearable watch-dogs, but up to the present such watch-dog proves to be difficult with and phase Inaccurate.It is desirable that such watch-dog can be dressed (for example as the portion of clothes by subject without being noticed Point, jewelry etc.).Clothes although it is so is proposed, and sees such as US 2012/0136231, and these clothes have a lot of defects, bag Include uncomfortable, be difficult with and inaccurate result be provided.For example, in such as US2012/0136231 application, Hen Duodan Only electrode is located on clothes and is connected to processor by weaving conductive fiber etc.;Clothes although it is so " needs ... and is subject to Test object skin be adapted and firm conductive contact " to provide accurate reading, such design requirement clothes is Restricted, to prevent from contacting the movement of the clothes (and thus sensor) of these skin areas.Such configuration is quick to be become Become uncomfortable, particularly will ideally worn in a lot of hours or even days of clothes.Additionally, even so tightly The clothes of dress also usually mobile with respect to wearer (for example sliding or slowly to arch).Additionally, equipment/clothes (for example exists Those equipment/clothes described in the prior art) manufacture very slow and expensive, and usually quite " frangible ", it is to avoid rough Use and wash.Finally, the process of the manual user input that such equipment/clothes does not typically allow directly on clothes, But the passive monitoring or need certain interface (include clothes outer boundary) of placing one's entire reliance upon.
Use including the clothes of the one or more sensors that can sense biometric data is not also generally made With.Partly, this is possibly due to such clothes and may be limited in terms of the species of input that they accept and versatility, And limit in terms of the comfortableness in clothes and formative factor.For example, sensor and provide power from sensor to sensor It is pliable and tough, attractive, practical and especially comfortable aspect and clothing that the lead of receipt signal does not have to allow clothes Take fully integrated.For example, most of clothes so proposed is not fully resilient.Finally, the clothes so proposed also exists How the species of their receivable data processes received message context with them is limited.
Therefore, for analyzing and transmitting the body of individual and existing clothes (the such as equipment and Wearable of emotional state Sensing device further) and process possibly inaccurate, inadequate, limited in scope, beastly and/or trouble 's.
What is desired is that the device (inclusion clothes) with one or more sensors, it can cosily be worn, but Measurement relatively accurate and that motion is intensive was provided during lasting a period of time.The clothing that offer can easily and inexpensively be manufactured Clothes are also beneficial.Finally, the end user interface having on clothes is provided and is especially formed as clothes (inclusion is knitted Thing) the interface of part clothes be probably beneficial.
Particularly, what is desired is that stretchable and conductive pattern (the such as mark that can be attached or attach on clothes Line).These stretchable conductive patterns can be even used together with the most stretchable fabric (for example compressing fabric/compression apparel) And move together with layer fabric in multiple elongation/relaxation cycles and do not rupture, and maintain one group of stable electricity spy simultaneously Property, such as the conductivity during elapsing over time and use.Including Wearable as herein described (such as clothes) The system of device and inclusion Wearable as herein described (such as clothes) can process above-identified some or all of problems.
The general introduction of the disclosure
This document describes having the physiological parameter monitoring of the sensor being formed by the printing electrically conductive ink on compression apparel Clothes, transducer arrangements are simultaneously disposed for the sensing of robust and comfortable wearing.Particularly, clothes as herein described is (for example Shirt, trousers, underwear) it is configured to allow for using being directly printed onto on clothes and (it may or may not be by conductive trace It is reinforced on clothes) the electrically conductive ink sensor in the interface area that is connected to clothes robustly to sense one or more physiology ginsengs Number, interface area may be connected to analytic unit, for example, be configured to the micro- place measuring, storing, process and/or transmit recorded parameter Reason device.
For example, this document describes being suitable for continuously monitoring the shirt of the regional breathing of wearer.Exhale for monitoring The shirt inhaled may include:Shirt main body, it includes fabric, and wherein main body is configured to expand and shrink to keep shirt against wearing The compression apparel of the trunk of user;Multiple respiration pickups, it is arranged on the not same district of main body, wherein each respiration pickup Including:Conductive bullet on multiple generally parallel electrically conductive ink traces and/or exterior section that is printed and/or being attached at main body Property fabric;And regional Elecrical connector, each of wherein generally parallel electrically conductive ink trace is connected to regionality Elecrical connector;And the interface (such as module interfaces) being located in main body, wherein each respiration pickup is regional conductive Adapter is connected to this interface, and wherein this interface configurations becomes to be connected with processor (such as sensor manager unit) to examine in addition Survey the resistance from each Elecrical connector.This document describes two kinds of respiration pickup.The first is by can be printed to Formed on the fabric of clothes or transfer or be attached to the electrically conductive ink trace of clothes and formed.Any conduction as herein described can be used Ink material (particularly include those conductive ink material being formed by a layer of adhesive and one or more layers electrically conductive ink, in Between/gradient zones are between binding agent and electrically conductive ink).The respiration pickup of second type is by being also described in greater below Conductive elastomer is formed.Although comparing, with another kind of respiration pickup, the spy can having using a type of respiration pickup Other benefit (for example lower electromagnetic hysteresis), and in addition to such as being clearly stated by specific context, arbitrary breathing Sensor can be interchangeably used with another respiration pickup.
Generally, respiration pickup can be zonal.The different area (such as quadrant) of shirt main body can be by different Sensor covers it is allowed to " regional " monitoring of breathing and monitoring.When shirt (it is fitted snugly interior to body) is with wearer Respiratory effort and when expanding and shrinking, by the electrically conductive ink trace in each not same district and/or conductive elastomer The change of resistance carrys out detection zone breathing (moving).Multiple generally parallel electrically conductive ink traces are included between 3 and 50 Parallel traces.By arrange in the whole area of shirt main body in an essentially parallel fashion multiple (such as 2,3,4,5,6,7,8, 9th, 10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,25,30,35 etc.) electrically conductive ink trace, sensed by respiration pickup It can be specifically robust;Each in these parallel traces connects (concurrently) and arrives regional Elecrical connector (and another Benchmark, such as datum line are connected on one end), effectively determine the all-in resistance from parallel resistance, such as RAlways=(each trace All-in resistance product)/(sum of each resistance of each trace).
In some deformation, shirt is configured to detection and is derived from four areas (such as front/rear portion and chest/abdomen part;Or breast Portion/abdominal part and left part/right part area, etc.) breathing.In some deformation, respiration pickup include sensing eight areas (anterior/ Rear portion, chest/abdominal part and left part/right part area) eight respiration pickups.Generally, multiple respiration pickups can individually be arranged In the front portion of body or rear portion, top or bottom, right part or left part area.Also can determine that and (for example body is drawn more than eight areas It is divided into other subdivision);Area needs not be identical size.
Multiple generally parallel electrically conductive ink traces each be stretchable trace;The stretching of electrically conductive ink typically changes electricity Resistance (detection stretching and thus breathing).Multiple generally parallel electrically conductive ink traces can be printed on main body with any pattern On outside.For example, trace can be printed as parallel straight line, zigzag line, curve, and such as trace can be printed with wavy pattern Brush.Generally, multiple generally parallel electrically conductive ink traces can be configured to when subject breathes by trace generation change Resistance;For example, when shirt is worn, line can upwardly extend transverse to the side of patient body (crossing chest).
As mentioned, multiple respiration pickups may include datum line, and each generally parallel electrically conductive ink trace is logical It is connected to datum line at the end relative with regional Elecrical connector of the electrically conductive ink trace of Chang Pinghang.Datum line can be " ground wire ".Datum line is typically also connected to interface and (and is ultimately connected to detect the change of the resistance of line being caused due to breathing Processor).
Each respiration pickup can be configured to the multiple generally parallel electrically conductive ink trace making forming respiration pickup In variable resistance average.Therefore, very little curtage can be applied to conductive trace two ends to determine electricity with breathing The change of resistance.Conductive trace can be typically insulated and (for example be prevented from the skin of directly contact wearer and/or drawn due to perspiration Short circuit rising etc.).
Any shirt as herein described may also comprise user input, the such as touch point at the touch point position on body Sensor, it is configured to sense when wearer touches shirt at the position of touch point.Touch point sensors can be used as equipment Input and/or control.For example, user can " labelling " time when something (such as hypopnea or other event) occurs, or When instruction activity increases (such as exercise etc.) or reduces, or the isopneustic record of beginning/stop/pause and/or analysis, or protects The regional breathing being detected such as deposit, transmit, processing.Multiple touch point sensors can be used.
Shirt may also comprise one or more extra sensors, such as heart rate sensor.For example, shirt may include and joining It is set to the conducting ink electrode on the inner surface of main body of skin of contact wearer and extend to mould from conducting ink electrode The electrodes conduct adapter at block interface.Electrode can be used for detecting heart rate etc..Multiple electrodes (such as electrode pair) can be used.For example, Conducting ink electrode can be located on the sleeve (or two sleeves) of shirt.
Shirt also is included in the keeper (such as pocket) in main body, its be configured to keep sensor manager unit with Module interfaces connect.
The other sensors that can be used include any other activity/motion sensor (such as accelerometer).Other biographies Sensor can be on shirt and/or the part that is directly connected to shirt or is connected to the processor from sensor receipt signal.
Regional Elecrical connector is commonly included in the suprabasil conductive material being attached to main body.Substrate can support conduction Material and can be connected by interface with clothes so that electrically conductive ink with formed adapter conductive material electric coupling.For example, substrate It can be polymeric material.In some deformation (for example seeing appendix A), substrate is Kapton.
The method of using configured as described above shirt carrying out sensing region breathing is being also described.For example, detect The method of area's breathing may include wears any shirt as herein described, and by being abreast arranged in (in the main body of search As non-overlapped) the not change to receive/to transmit/to store/analyze resistance for the electrically conductive ink trace in same district.
In clothes (such as shirt and/or trousers that the electrocardiogram (ECG) that be configured to continuously monitor wearer is also described Son).For example, shirt may include:Main body, it includes fabric, wherein main body be configured to expand and shrink with keep shirt against The compression apparel of the trunk of wearer;Hexad electric transducer, this hexad electric transducer is with the first arrangement of curves In main body, when shirt is worn, it is crossed the left chest region of the chest of wearer and extends, and wherein each electric transducer includes It is printed on the conducting ink electrode on the inner surface of main body;Second (redundancy) organizes six electric transducers, this second (redundancy) group Six electric transducers are with the second arrangement of curves adjacent to the second curve in main body;Extend from neck regions and cover at first group The support corset area (support harness region) of the main body above electric connector and second group of electric connector;By printing The right arm electrode that electrically conductive ink on the inner surface of main body is formed;And by the electrically conductive ink on the inner surface being printed on main body The left arm electrode being formed;Wherein each electric transducer is connected to the boundary in main body by the conductor extending to interface from electric transducer Face, and wherein this interface configurations becomes to be connected with sensor manager unit to detect from electric transducer, right arm electrode in addition Electrical activity with each of left arm electrode.
Generally, such shirt may be provided in the multiple electrodes on chest (chest region), and it can be connected (for example parallel Ground) to serve as each lead (such as V1-V6) of the chest electrode of 12 lead ECG.Even if device can be configured to pledge clothes wearing Displacement or the motion of electrode are existed on the body of user, also robustly detection signal when moving.Additionally, clothes can cosily by It is held in position in, and the position of electrode can be by the extra support area (for example tippet/corset is supported) of the main body of clothes Keep with being relatively fixed, even in the curvature of the body of wearer can otherwise prevent wearer and electrode it Between good contact.
There is disclosed herein being configured to the support clothes of wearing on clothes disclosed herein (such as shirt).Support Clothes be may include and is configured to for the sensor/electrode on shirt to push into the support structures preferably being engaged with the chest of wearer. Support structures can be inflatable and sex and thorax anatomies based on wearer and configure.In some cases, prop up Holding structure is self-inflating.
The invention still further relates to stretchable conductive trace and the method manufacturing them.Particularly, this document describes can be used as Respiration pickup and/or the electrically conductive elastic carrying material as conductive trace.These electrically conductive elastic bands can be allowed to (extremely by being impregnated with Partially or completely) material is formed these stretchable (the such as elasticity) of the electrically conductive ink being dried, and can pass through binding agent, seam Conjunction etc. is connected to clothes.Different from other conductive materials (including electrically conductive ink and wire), these conductive elastic rubber can machinery Ground is repeatedly loaded and unloaded, and shows little (if any) electromagnetic hysteresis.
The specific examples of the type of device (such as equipment and system, including clothes) described herein include having by pressure The physiological parameter monitoring clothes of the sensor that the printing electrically conductive ink on contracting clothes is formed, transducer arrangements are simultaneously configured to robustly Carry out sensing and can comfortable dress.Particularly, clothes (such as shirt, trousers, underwear) as herein described is configured to allow for using Respiration pickup robustly to sense one or more physiological parameters, and this respiration pickup is directly connected to, transfers to or directly prints Brush is on clothes, and is connected to clothes by conductive trace (it may or may not be reinforced on clothes such as wire carrying material) Interface area, it may be connected to analytic unit, be for example configured to measure, storage, process and/or parameter that transmission is recorded micro- Processor.
For example, this document describes being suitable for continuously monitoring the clothes of the regional breathing of wearer.For monitoring breathing Shirt may include:Shirt main body, it includes fabric, and wherein main body is configured to expand and shrink to keep shirt against wearing The compression apparel of the trunk of person;Multiple respiration pickups, the plurality of respiration pickup is arranged on the not same district of main body, wherein often Individual respiration pickup includes:It is printed on the electrically conductive ink trace on the exterior section of main body or electrically conductive elastic bar, wherein breathe Sensor is connected to regional Elecrical connector;And the interface (such as module interfaces) being located in main body, wherein each breathing The regional Elecrical connector of sensor is connected to interface, and wherein interface configurations become and processor (such as sensor management in addition Device unit) connect to detect the resistance from each Elecrical connector.
Generally, respiration pickup can be zonal.The not same district (such as quadrant) of shirt main body can be by different biographies Sensor covers it is allowed to " regional " monitoring of breathing and monitoring.Pledge clothes (it is fitted snugly interior to body) with wearer's Respiratory effort expand and shrink when, region breathing (moving) by the electrically conductive ink trace in each not same district resistance change To be detected.
Any clothes as herein described is also referred to as Wearable electronic equipment.As mentioned, these equipment (clothes) Can generally comprise:Compression fabric and at least one the stretchable and electrically conductive ink pattern on clothes.Electrically conductive ink pattern is general Including one layer of electrically conductive ink (itself can be formed by making multiple layers of layering of electrically conductive ink form final thickness) and one Layer (insulation) binding agent and mesozone between these two layers there, wherein electrically conductive ink and elastic adhesive are for example in gradient zones Partially combined.Mesozone can be thinner than conductive ink layer, about equally thick or thicker, and adhesive phase can be thicker.
For example, electrically conductive ink pattern may include:Conductive ink layer, it has:Conductive particle between about 40-60% Son;Binding agent between about 30-50%;Solvent between about 3-7%;And the thickening between about 3-7% Agent;Elastic adhesive layer on clothes;And the gradient zones between electrically conductive ink and binding agent, gradient zones include conductive oil Ink and the Inhomogeneous charge thing of binding agent, the wherein concentration of electrically conductive ink are from being closer to the area of conductive ink layer to elastic adhesive Layer declines.
Generally, compression apparel as herein described can be configured to and is applied to about 3mm Hg on the body surface of subject Pressure between about 70mmHg is to allow the stable and continuous positioning to the body of subject for the clothes.
The composition of Conductive ink portions typically may include the conductive particle in binding agent as mentioned, thickening agent and solvent Son.Conducting particles may include white carbon black particle or under one or more of list:White carbon black, Graphene, graphite, silver metal powder End, copper metal powder or iron metal powder, the Muscovitum being coated with oxide (are for example coated with the cloud of antimony-doped stannic oxide Female) etc..Binding agent generally comprises formaldehyde-free binder, such as acroleic acid binding agent.Solvent can be such as propylene glycol.Thickening agent Example be polyurethaness thickening agent (polyurethanic thickener).
Generally, any suitable binding agent (such as elastic adhesive) can be used.For example, elastic adhesive may include hot sticky Mixture water base adhesive, it is electric insulation.In any one deforming at these, insulating resin can be at least partially situated at electrically conductive ink On layer.
Electrically conductive ink pattern may include multilayer conductive ink.
The thickness of elastic adhesive layer can be bigger than the thickness of gradient zones, and the thickness of gradient zones can be with electrically conductive ink Thickness is about the same or bigger.For example, middle (gradient) area of elastic adhesive ratio can be about 1.1 ratios than the ratio of electrically conductive ink 5 (binding agents):0.8 to 1.2 (mesozone):0.5 to 1.2 (electrically conductive ink).In one example, the ink of electrically conductive ink pattern , between about 30-70 μm, the thickness of transition region (gradient/mesozone) is between about 30-90 μm and viscous for partial thickness The thickness in mixture (glue) area is between about 100 to 200 μm.
Generally, the resistivity of conductive trace can be less than about 10 kohm/square.For example, body resistivity can be big Between about 0.2 ohm of * cm to about 20 ohm of * cm, and sheet resistance rate can be in about 100 to 10,000 ohm-sq (every square of ohm).In one example, body resistivity is measured as 11.5 ohm of * cm, and sheet resistance rate 1913 ohm/ At square.The resistivity of conductive pattern can change with additional stretching.
Generally, thus produce electrically conductive ink pattern be extremely stretchable, maintain their electrical characteristics simultaneously and do not have Fracture.For example, electrically conductive ink pattern can be configured to and is stretched to the 500% of up to resting length and do not rupture.
Any electrically conductive ink pattern as herein described can be formed sensor, all or part of trace and/or conduct Electrode.Electrically conductive ink pattern may be connected to another (for example more rigid) conductive material.For example, electrically conductive ink pattern can use quilt Be formed as the electrically conductive ink pattern of trace or be connected to sensor by being connected to the conductor wire being also attached to clothes or wire Module or the interface of sensor assembly.For example, equipment (clothes) as described herein may include and be coupled to clothes at one end It is connected to the conductor wire of electrically conductive ink pattern.
Wearable electronic equipment may include:Clothes, it includes compressing fabric;And have less than 10 kohm/square Sheet resistance rate at least one the stretchable and electrically conductive ink pattern on clothes, wherein electrically conductive ink pattern can be stretched to Up at least about 200% and do not rupture, and include:Conductive ink layer, this conductive ink layer has:About 40-60% it Between conducting particles;Binding agent between about 30-50%;Solvent between about 3-7%;And in about 3-7% Between thickening agent;Elastic adhesive layer on clothes;And the gradient zones between electrically conductive ink and binding agent, this gradient Area includes the Inhomogeneous charge thing of electrically conductive ink and binding agent, and wherein the concentration of electrically conductive ink is from the area being closer to conductive ink layer Decline to elastic adhesive layer;And the insulating resin at least a portion of conductive ink layer.
Wearable electronic equipment may include:Clothes, it includes compressing fabric;At least one on clothes is stretchable and leads Electric ink logo, wherein electrically conductive ink pattern includes:Conductive ink layer, this conductive ink layer has:Between about 40-60% Conducting particles;Binding agent between about 30-50%;Solvent between about 3-7%;And about 3-7% it Between thickening agent;Elastic adhesive layer on clothes;And the gradient zones between electrically conductive ink and binding agent, gradient zones are wrapped Include the Inhomogeneous charge thing of electrically conductive ink and binding agent, the wherein concentration of electrically conductive ink is from being closer to the area of conductive ink layer to bullet Property adhesive phase decline;And be coupled to compression fabric and be electrically connected to the conductor wire of electrically conductive ink at one end at area, wherein lead Electric wire is extended along clothes with sinusoidal or zigzag pattern.Conductor wire can be sewn on compression fabric and/or paste compression fabric On.
As mentioned above, the method forming any device (such as equipment and system, such as clothes) as herein described can Including directly on fabric or indirectly by forming transfer (transfer) then shift it to form stretchable conductive oil Black pattern.For example, the method manufacturing Wearable electronic equipment clothes may include:Place against compression fabric and include stretchable conduction The transfer substrate of ink logo, wherein electrically conductive ink pattern includes:Conductive ink layer, this conductive ink layer has:In about 40- Conducting particles between 60%;Elastic adhesive layer;And the gradient zones between electrically conductive ink and binding agent, gradient zones include The Inhomogeneous charge thing of electrically conductive ink and binding agent, the wherein concentration of electrically conductive ink are from being closer to the area of conductive ink layer to elasticity Adhesive phase declines;And electrically conductive ink pattern is transferred to compression fabric from transfer substrate.
As mentioned, conductive ink layer includes:Conducting particles between about 40-60%;About 30-50% it Between binding agent;Solvent between about 3-7%;And the thickening agent between about 3-7%.
Method may also include to be peeled off transfer substrate from electrically conductive ink pattern.Transfer substrate may include paper or plastics (for example Polyurethane) substrate.In the deformation using conductor wire, method may also include and for conductor wire to be attached to compression fabric, wherein conductive One end of line is electrically connected to electrically conductive ink pattern.Transfer substrate therefore may include the conductor wire with electrically conductive ink pattern telecommunication.
Transfer can be heat transfer, and such as transfer may include applying heat with transferring conductive ink logo and/or simultaneously by it It is placed against clothes (for example pressing it on clothes).Transfer may include the heat from about 130 DEG C to about 300 DEG C for the applying to incite somebody to action Compression fabric transferred to by electrically conductive ink pattern.Transfer may include transfers to compression fabric by electrically conductive ink pattern from transfer substrate.
Any one of these methods method may include electrically conductive ink pattern printing before being placed on compression fabric In transfer substrate.Compression fabric can before transfer and/or period be in lax (non-stretched, for example flat/smooth , but non-stretched).
By electrically conductive ink being printed in substrate with the first pattern, on the first pattern, binding agent can be printed onto base On bottom and be formed at gradient zones between electrically conductive ink and binding agent by electrically conductive ink pattern printing in transfer substrate.
The method manufacturing Wearable electronic equipment clothes may include:The pattern of conductor ink and elastic adhesive are printed onto So that electrically conductive ink is substantially extended together with binding agent in substrate, wherein electrically conductive ink is included about 40% and about Conducting particles between 60%;And it is formed at gradient zones between electrically conductive ink and binding agent, gradient zones include electrically conductive ink With the Inhomogeneous charge thing of binding agent, the concentration of the electrically conductive ink wherein in gradient zones from be closer to the area of conductive ink layer to Elastic adhesive layer declines.Substrate may include transfer substrate (such as paper, plastics etc.).The surface of substrate can be " not gluing " (for example waxing, sealing etc.) or otherwise it is prepared to strengthen the transfer (and removing) of substrate.Substrate may include pressure Contracting fabric.As mentioned above, electrically conductive ink may include:Conducting particles between about 40-60%;In about 30-50% Between binding agent;Solvent between about 3-7%;And the thickening agent between about 3-7%.
In any one of these deformation, the pattern of binding agent and/or electrically conductive ink can be screen printed.For example, print Brush may include the silk screen with the opening being configured to the first pattern is placed in substrate and binding agent is coated in silk screen it On.
Generally, the viscosity of electrically conductive ink and/or binding agent can be selected so that it can be printed to substrate and/or fabric On.For example, the viscosity of ink (uncured) can be between about 60 pools and about 200 pools, and uncured binding agent is viscous Degree can be similar.Viscosity reduces with temperature;Generally, viscosity can be at about 15 DEG C and about 38 DEG C of temperature between Indicated scope (working range) in.
In some deformation, printing includes binding agent and/or electrically conductive ink are splashed on compression fabric.
Generally, the gradient between binding agent and electrically conductive ink (middle) area can during printing process on one's own initiative or passively Ground is formed.For example, form gradient zones to may include electrically conductive ink is printed onto on binding agent, simultaneously binding agent be flow enough with Electrically conductive ink is allowed to be diffused in the upper zone of binding agent.Can strengthen/suppress by adjusting temperature (being for example heated or cooled) Ink and/or the diffusion of glue.In some deformation, mixture (such as 50/50 bonding of coatable binding agent and electrically conductive ink The mixture of agent/ink, 60/40 mixture, 70/30 mixture, 40/60 mixture, 30/70 mixture etc.).
The method manufacturing Wearable electronic equipment clothes may include:Binding agent is printed onto by compression fabric with the first pattern On, wherein binding agent is viscosity when drying;Electrically conductive ink is printed onto on the first pattern;And in electrically conductive ink and bonding Form gradient zones, gradient zones include the Inhomogeneous charge thing of electrically conductive ink and binding agent, leading wherein in gradient zones between agent The concentration of electric ink declines to elastic adhesive layer from the area being closer to conductive ink layer.
Generally, printing electrically conductive ink may include the electrically conductive ink being printed between 3 and 20 layers.Electrically conductive ink can be printed as Electrically conductive ink is made to be not directly contacted with compression fabric.Method may also include by insulating resin be printed onto electrically conductive ink part it On.
In any described equipment and method, binding agent (" glue ") can be heat adhesive water base adhesive, and it is electric insulation And mechanically stretchable.For example, be usable in commercially available based on water and electric insulation textile binding agent.
As mentioned above, printing binder may include and is placed into the silk screen with the opening being configured to the first pattern It is coated on silk screen on compression fabric and by binding agent.Similarly, printing binder ink may include and will have coupling first The silk screen of at least one of opening of pattern is placed on compression fabric and applies electrically conductive ink.As mentioned, printing is led Electric ink may include printing have the conducting particles between about 40-60%, the binding agent between about 30-50%, Solvent between about 3-7% and the electrically conductive ink of the thickening agent between about 3-7%.
Generally, binding agent is printed onto to may include on compression fabric and binding agent is splashed on compression fabric;Printing adhesion Agent ink may include and electrically conductive ink is splashed on the first pattern.As also described above, form gradient zones and may include and will lead Electric ink is printed onto on binding agent, and binding agent is flowing enough to allow electrically conductive ink in the upper zone of binding agent simultaneously Diffusion.
There is also described herein Wearable fabric strain measuring equipment (for example passes in electrically conductive elastic bar as herein described or band Sensor).These equipment may include:It is impregnated with the elastic fabric of the extended length of conductive material, wherein conductive material includes leading The conducting particles about between 85% and 99% of electric material, and binding agent, wherein binding agent are in 0.1% He of conductive material Between 15%;At the first end of the elastic fabric being attached at the extended length being impregnated with conductive material first conductive (such as gold Belong to) adapter;At second end of the elastic fabric being attached at the extended length being impregnated with conductive material second conductive (such as gold Belong to) adapter;And the covering on the elastic fabric of extended length being impregnated with conductive material, wherein covering includes Compression fabric.
Respiration pickup can be configured to or otherwise can be used for detecting (clothes that for example it is attached to) stretching These equipment may also comprise with zigzag or sinusoidal pattern be sewn to one section compression fabric in and be electrically coupled to the first metal connector Conductor wire.For example, clothes be may include and is sewn in first paragraph compression fabric with zigzag or sinusoidal pattern and is electrically coupled to the first gold medal Belong to the first conductor wire of adapter and be sewn in second segment compression fabric with zigzag or sinusoidal pattern and be electrically coupled to the second metal Second conductor wire of adapter.Multi-stage compression fabric can be the part of the different pieces of compression fabric, or they can be formed The part of the identical compression fabric of covering.
Conductive material can be formed by the suspended substance of conducting particles, such as white carbon black, Graphene, graphite and be coated with oxide Muscovitum particle (or any other conducting particles as herein described).Typically, there are the conducting particles more much more than binding agent; In drying regime, conducting particles can be in conductive material about between 60% and 99.9% (or about in 70% He Between 99.9%, between 80% and 99.9%, between 85% and 99.9%, between 90% and 99.9%, in 70% and Between 99%, between 80% and 99%, between 85% and 99%, between 90% and 99% etc.).Binding agent can be Between 0.1% and 20% (or between 0.1% and 15%, between 0.1% and 12%, between 0.1% and 10%, Between 0.1% and 7.5%, between 0.1% and 5%, between 0.1% and 2.5%, between 0.1% and 1% etc., 1% And between 20%, between 2% and 20%, between 5% and 20%, between 7.5% and 20% etc.).Binding agent can be Acrylic acid or the polyurethane based on water.
Generally, these equipment can show low electrically and mechanically magnetic hysteresis.For example, equipment extend its length more than twice Can show after (length more than 2.5 times, the length more than 3 times, length more than 4 times etc.) less than 5% (less than 4%, 3%, 2%th, 1%, 0.9%, 0.5%, 0.2%, 0.1% etc.) electromagnetic hysteresis.The elastic fabric of extended length is extending its length More than after twice can less than about 2 seconds (less than 1.5 seconds, less than 1 second, less than 0.8 second, less than 0.6 second, less than 0.5 second, Less than 0.4 second, less than 0.3 second, less than 0.2 second, less than 0.1 second, less than 0.05 second etc.) in return to its original length.
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It is set forth with particularly in the novel feature of the present invention in the following claims.Will be illustrative by reference to being described below The detailed description of embodiment is best understood to the features and advantages of the present invention to obtain, and the principle of the wherein present invention is sharp With, and its accompanying drawing:
Figure 1A illustrates to be configured to the front view of the shirt of respiration monitoring control clothes.Figure 1B is front portion and the horizontal stroke of the shirt of Figure 1A Partial view to area.Fig. 1 C illustrates the rearview of the same garment of Figure 1A and Figure 1B.
Fig. 1 D, 1E and 1F be shown respectively similar in Figures IA-1 C shown clothes, be configured to measured zone breathing The front view of another clothes, front and transverse views and rearview.
Fig. 2A is the front view for measuring the clothes of ECG (illustrating shirt and trousers).
Fig. 2 B is the rearview of the clothes (shirt and trousers) of Fig. 2A.
Fig. 3 A is the front view of another deformation of the clothes for measuring ECG, and wherein limbs lead is located on shirt, for example Do not need lower limb lead.For example, when motion stress test is performed, limbs lead is usually placed on artificially existing to avoid on trunk As, be simultaneously can walk about (arm lead moves under clavicle, and lower limb lead inside crista iliaca and on).Fig. 3 B is Fig. 3 A The rearview of clothes.
Fig. 4 A and 4B is shown respectively the front view of clothes being configured to detect ECG and rearview.
Fig. 5 is a kind of curve chart with the relation of prolongation for the power of deformation of the stretchable electrically conductive ink of characterization.
Fig. 6 is a kind of curve chart of the resistance of deformation of the stretchable electrically conductive ink of characterization.
Fig. 7 A, 7B and 7C are shown respectively and are configured to be worn the clothes of sleep to monitor subject in during sleeping Front view, side view and rearview.
Fig. 8 A and 8B illustrates the front view of collar that can be included and rearview.
Fig. 9 illustrates to be adapted to determine that the schematic diagram of the operation of clothes (or multiple clothes) of mood potency.
Figure 10 A-10E is the schematic diagram that the schematic diagram shown in from Fig. 9 provides other details.
Figure 11 is the graphical representation of the determination of health status that can produce from the user dressing clothes as described herein.
Figure 12 is the graphic diagram of the health status classification/analysis that can produce from the user dressing clothes as described herein Show.
Figure 13 A and 13B is shown respectively front view and the rearview of clothes.
Figure 14 A and 14B is shown respectively has the front view of clothes supporting clothes and rearview.
Figure 14 C and 14D is shown respectively the front view of support clothes being used together and backsight with clothes as herein described Figure.
Figure 15 A and 15B illustrates the inflatable holding equipment according to some embodiments.Figure 15 C illustrates with respect to female chest The inflatable holding equipment in portion.
Figure 16 A and 16B is shown respectively the front view of support clothes being used together and backsight with clothes as herein described Figure.
Figure 17 A and 17B illustrates the inflatable holding equipment according to some embodiments.Figure 17 C illustrates with respect to male's breast The inflatable holding equipment in portion.
Figure 18 A and 18B is shown respectively has the front view of clothes supporting clothes and rearview.
Figure 18 C-18E illustrate including for measuring physiological parameter (such as ECG) clothes (include Wearable support corset and For keeping the electrode in clothes against the support structures of skin) a system.Figure 18 F and 18G is shown respectively propping up of Figure 18 A Hold front view and the rearview of structure (inflatable support structures).
Figure 19 A and 19B illustrates front view and the rearview of trousers.Figure 19 C is shown in showing between clothes disclosed herein Example property connects.
Figure 20 illustrates the wiring diagram of the trousers according to some embodiments.
Figure 21 A illustrates the wiring diagram before according to the clothes of some embodiments.Figure 21 B illustrates according to some embodiment party The wiring diagram at the back side of the clothes of formula.
Figure 22 A illustrates another example of clothes as described herein, and it includes sensor (invisible) and is attached to lower limb IMU with lower lower limb and the upper arm on the right side and left side of main body and underarm.
Figure 22 B and 22C be shown respectively clothes (clothes for example shown in Figure 22 A) the front view of another deformation and after View, it has the IMU being arranged on arm and lower limb, but is also included within the EMG electrode on arm, lower limb and button.Elastic fabric can collect Become in as directed compression fabric, to further enhance the contact between EMG and the skin of subject.Can be in whole clothing It is attached five or more IMU, including the back along the subject corresponding to different regiones vertebralises, as shown in figure 22d on clothes. This can allow the detection of the posture with regard to position feedback, etc..
Figure 23 illustrates to can be manufactured such that the electrically conductive elastic bar of sensor as described herein and/or electric trace or carrying material One part.Figure 23 illustrates an example of elastic webbing 2301.
Figure 24-27 illustrates to manufacture a kind of method of electrically conductive elastic band as described herein.In fig. 24, including electric conductor The solution of the suspended substance of (being dispersed in the white carbon black in water in this example) is placed in a reservoir, and in fig. 25, elasticity Material (material for example being formed by fabric and polymeric material) is dipped in slurry material so that conductive material can be absorbed into The fabric of elastomeric material.In fig. 26, at least first conforming layer covers elastomeric material.Hereinafter, coated material Can be dried, as shown in figure 27.
Figure 28-30 illustrates that conducting terminal is attached at the end of conductive elastomer formed as discussed above.
Figure 31 illustrates can be used for an example of the conductor strip connecting Stretchable fabric.
Figure 32 illustrates to be pre-formed the electrically conductive elastic band of the formation as shown in Figure 24-30 above is attached to include The attached conductor strip that for example figure 32 illustrates.
Figure 33-34 illustrates to seal the formation of conductive strips.
Figure 35-36 illustrates that sealing conductive strips (inclusion conductive elastomer) is attached in fabric (such as stuetch fabrics) with shape Become clothes (respiration pickup/stretch sensor of such as clothes).
Figure 37-38 is shown affixed to an example of the final version of the conductive elastomer in clothes.
Figure 39 A is the scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the section of an example through stretchable electrically conductive ink pattern, It illustrates conductive ink layer and elastic adhesive layer, and Middle-gradient area is between both.
Figure 39 B is another SEM of the section of an example through stretchable electrically conductive ink pattern, its illustrate each area/ The thickness of layer.
Figure 39 C is another deformation of electrically conductive ink pattern as described herein, and it includes binding agent, gradient zones and conductive oil Ink.
Figure 40 A-40D is the chemical constituent illustrating stretchable electrically conductive ink complex (pattern) (for example in Figure 40 A Carbon, in the sulfur in Figure 40 B, in the silicon in Figure 40 C and the oxygen in Figure 40 D) distribution microphotograph.In each microphotograph On big arrow indicate the visual display of chemical composition.
Figure 41 illustrates for stretchable ink logo to be printed onto a kind of suprabasil method.
The example of the conductor wire that Figure 42 A-42C illustrates to be sewn in substrate (such as fabric);Figure 42 A illustrates to have different The different pattern of the suture of spacing and width (angle);Figure 42 B illustrate five that may be connected to five different sensors parallel The example of conductor wire.Figure 42 C illustrates the example of single conductor wire.These conductor wires can form wire carrying material as described herein (the zigzag adapter of such as suture).
Figure 43 A is the schematic diagram of the SMS module that can be integrated in any clothes as herein described.
Figure 43 B is the example of the housing of SMS module (the such as module shown in Figure 43 A).
Figure 44 A-44B illustrates of the clothes (breathing sensing clothes) including the elastic strip being impregnated with multiple conducting particles Deformation, elastic strip is configurable for detecting the strain gauged of breathing.Respectively, Figure 44 A is front view and Figure 44 B is backsight Figure.
Figure 45 illustrates for manufacturing as a kind of method of the clothes breathing for sensing described in Figure 44 A-44B.
Figure 46 A and 46B illustrates for each lead I, II, III, aVR, aVL and aVF, using standard 12 lead ECG machine (Figure 46 A) and clothes as described herein (Figure 46 B) carry out comparing side by side of ECG measurement.
Figure 47 A is shown with the measurement of the breathing of the clothes including respiration pickup, and respiration pickup is by as described herein The elastic strip being impregnated with conducting particles of formation formed.
Figure 47 B is using reference system (normal volume including mask traces system, and breathing is monitored by this mask) The comparison of the per minute average breathing that respiration monitoring control clothes (" RR is with system ") as described herein calculates, it is shown in this Good correspondence between the two.
Describe in detail
Generally, this document describes being used for detection monitoring physiological parameters (such as breathing, cardiac parameters, sleep, emotion shape State etc.) device (such as clothes, including but not limited to shirt, trousers etc.).Particularly, this document describes stretchable conduction passes Sensor and adapter, it may include and can be attached (such as suture, paste etc.) or is printed onto clothes in some deformation and (particularly wraps Include compression apparel) on stretchable electrically conductive ink, elastic fabric and trace to be to form sensor, conductive trace and/or contact.
Entitled " PHYSIOLOGICAL MONITORING GARMENTS " and the U.S. in September in 2013 submission on the 11st Patent application 14/023,830 (being incorporated herein by quoting) describe example garment, and any of which clothes can be as this paper institute That states is modified.
May include in any clothes as herein described and be placed directly into clothes (such as shirt, medicated underpants or in Wearable Any other part be in balaclava, socks, glove etc.) upper or be integrated into the one or more sensor manager systems in clothes System (SMS), as described in more detail below.SMS may include electron plate.Connection with SMS can be by the company including wire carrying material Connect device (zigzag adapter of such as suture) to produce, adapter can be included as the part of clothes.In some deformation, can Using one section of rigid material (such as Kapton), conductive trace is attached to this section of rigid material.
The SMS being integrated into (contrary with providing single equipment (such as smart phone)) in clothes can provide lot of advantages. For example, integrated SMS can manage the large number of connection with different sensors, and can process signal by means of single mini USB cable is come and telephone communication (for example independent of the quantity of handled signal).Do not consider to be included in future device (for example The socks of shirt, length and thigh, glove, socks, balaclava etc.) in sensor quantity, in SMS and sensor assembly (for example Phone) between connection can always be based on single 5 pin USB and connect, thus substantially reduce from this equipment to phone module Female connectors and public connector size.In general configuration, SMS passes through UART (universal asynchronous receiver-transmitter) mould Block is connected to public connector, and public connector is set with movement by another UART and UART to USB module (see accompanying schematic figure) Standby communication.
Integrated SMS can be placed on the diverse location on clothes.For example, it can be placed in the base portion of the cervical region between omoplate Place, on the waist area on thigh, on arm, chest or even on socks, glove, balaclava etc..
SMS may also be configured to the different telephone communications from equipment.As mentioned, integrated SMS also allow for you have more Connection (pin) being connected to different sensor/outputs.For example, accelerometer may need 5 pins, if you deposit It is the SMS in sensor assembly (such as mobile phone);The SMS being integrated in shirt may need less adapter, example As SMS may only need to 2 pins.Using more sensors, in the case of not having integrated SMS, the quantity of adapter can Can become not practicable.
Generally, SMS can be management turnover sensor signal module (chip), and may act as communication system (from The sensor assembly of telephone configuration, etc.) interface and sensor between.SMS can manage connection and interface between them.Example As and integrated SMS may include the physical connection with sensor, and can manage that signal is processed and signal is in sensor and sensing The mode being transmitted between device module and/or other analysis or control parts.SMS may also comprise or may be connected to multiplexer with Replace reading between the various sensors that it is connected to.
In some deformation, SMS can provide suitable power supply to passive sensor or active sensor.SMS can lead to The port crossing such as USB port obtains power from mobile system.Integrated SMS can be by USB port from side and sensor assembly (being for example configured to communication system/phone of sensor assembly etc.) communicates.SMS may act as sensor and sensor assembly it Between interface or bridge.
Additionally, described any integrated SMS can be configured to including on plate process (such as pretreatment), including but do not limit In:Amplify, filter, sampling (control of sampling rate) etc.;Typically basic pretreatment.Integrated SMS also can will be derived from one or many The Signal coding of individual sensor.In some deformation, SMS may include the microcontroller on plate.Additionally, and integrated SMS also may be used Generally management entry/exit is arbitrary or the communication protocol of all the sensors, and can carry out analog digital conversion (if signal is simulation), and And also can before reaching USB com port communication with USB.For example, SMS can be configured to and converts the signal into UART to USB Signaling protocol.
Additionally or alternatively, arbitrary integrated SMS can be configured to signal receiver/transmitter.For example, it is integrated in clothes SMS be suitably adapted for for parallel signal being converted into serial signal (with the order of data).
As mentioned, integrated SMS can be placed at any position on clothes, such as on or near neck regions or More peripheral place.Although SMS as herein described is referred to as " integrated " SMS, these SMS can be included on clothes or in (for example exist Although in other deformation, it does not physically connect/be coupled to fabric, but is alternatively placed on clothes in pocket or shell. Therefore, any one of these SMS are alternatively referred to as special or specific SMS, rather than integrated SMS (or except integrated SMS In addition).For example, SMS can be placed in and (is contained in inside female connectors) under female connectors, as the part of clothes.When you wash During clothes, SMS can be washed together with adapter and clip;Pin and SMS are waterproofs.
In some deformation, the adapter (such as pin/port) of SMS is suitable for water resistant/waterproof.For example, used Pin can produce the connection of waterproof, for example, have and only just open when you engage main pipe foot, otherwise then is closure and waterproof Connection.
In any one of these integrated SMS, SMS is a part for clothes, and is worn together with clothes;SMS mould Block can anticipate signal so that they are ready to shift.
Therefore, in described any clothes, it may include SMS (sensor management system), it is located on each clothes (onboard/special), rather than separate with clothes, such as the part of single sensor assembly, for example, can be kept Universal intelligent phone in the pocket on clothes, as previously mentioned.Each clothes can have SMS (chip/microchip), its permission Clothes has the adapter (female and male) with multiple pins (input/output) so that being derived from the clothes (socks of shirt, length and thigh Son and adnexa, such as glove, socks, balaclava etc.) in the data of all the sensors first by SMS process, and can then pass through Sent with the connection (such as little as 1 or 2 pin or more) of phone/communication module.Generally, clothes as herein described Some sensors and part may individually need multiple connections, and therefore special SMS can be highly useful.For example, IMU 5 pins may be needed, and in addition to other sensors, up to 20 IMU (or more) also can be included as the portion of clothes Point.Therefore, the use of special SMS can allow clothes management mass data connection/contact sensor.
Sensor
Except by quoting the sensor described in 14/023,830 applications being all incorporated into this paper, such as touch point Beyond sensor, respiration pickup, biopotential sensor etc., extra sensor also is included within any clothing as herein described In clothes.For example, clothes may include one or more skin conductivity rate sensors.Sensor for measuring skin conductivity rate can be by Be placed on finger (thumb, forefinger, middle finger, the third finger and little finger of toe) whatsoever to the 3rd phalanges level at stretchable Two colyliform rings of electrically conductive ink (seeing below) are made.In some deformation, for this purpose, the sleeve of shirt has in waist Integrated extension at portion's level.Skin conductivity rate is measured as in two " electrodes " being considered according to perspiration level The inverse of the resistance between (colyliform ring).
Another integrated extension of device as herein described includes complete glove, its except or replace skin conductivity rate The oximetry based on optical fiber is also merged beyond sensor.The use of optical fiber also allows for the conjunction of other types of sensor And.Additionally, complete or partial glove may include extra sensor, such as accelerometer, Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) etc..This The sensor based on glove of sample can allow the application in specifically activity (for example playing musical instrument, typewriting is write).Glove or one Glove can be configured to be connected to other clothes (such as shirt etc.) or be formed the sub-district of another clothes and (for example has finger Shirt of area/glove etc.).
Similarly, glove recited above are to merge other types of sensor such as accelerometer, Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU), the socks of EEG electrode etc. or balaclava extension.This allows in specific motion (such as football) and activity (under for example Chess) in application.
Production process
Generally, the production of any clothes as herein described may include construction clothes, and such as sensor is kept tight with skin Close with stably contact.Therefore, the dimension measurement of clothes is possibly point-device, particularly in following region:Chest (due to the different size of chest and breast, and not considering identical body sizes), abdominal part (same the reason), axillary fossa, forearm Deng.Clothes in addition to being manufactured from compression material also can therefore by with accurately/manufacture.Design process may also include clothes and cuts Cut.
Hereinafter, the such as printing of electrically conductive ink trace and transfer and/or insulation can be then passed through to print this paper institute Any clothes stated.Printing can be executed using heat transfer technology by cylinder machine (because printing more accurately and faster).For example, Transfer on both sides of a fabric is performed 15 seconds at 150 DEG C.Alternatively, can be come by the 3D printing being discussed briefly below Printing clothes.
Hereinafter, insulation (for example, when using capacitance touch point, such point insulating can be made) can be applied.Can pass through Thermal weld definitely reproduce a floor height quality polyurethanes film of the shape of electrode come to make the electrode of capacitance touch point inner area (i.e. Contact with skin) insulation.The size of insulating barrier is slightly larger than the size of electrode to allow completely to cover, thus avoids biology " horizontal " pollution of current potential.
It is conductively connected in the deformation being used in higher, device may include compared with high connductivity substrate and material (for example as this Literary composition described in wire carrying material (the zigzag adapter of such as suture)) interpolation.Therefore, forming process can then include these The application of conductor strip material connector, its may include by the end of wire (formed wire carrying material) be connected to sensor and/or SMS part.Wire carrying material may include the substrate of the compression fabric of the main body that can be fused, paste, suture or be connected to clothes. For example, once being positioned, wire carrying material (the zigzag adapter of such as suture) can be high-quality by apply for thermal weld Weight polyurethane brings and is fixed to fabric.In some deformation, it is not wire carrying material (or in addition to wire carrying material), can make With more rigid or semirigid substrate, such as Kapton, electric trace and/or circuit can be printed in substrate.In order to maximize That moves is comfortable, and the electronic equipment on Kapton can be configured with single layer, thus minimizes its thickness.
Clothes can then be sutured.Suture operation can be executed by conventional procedure although in some deformation, can avoid Sutured on electrically conductive ink, wire carrying material or Kapton trace.
Simultaneously or behind, can perform welding, such as with connecting wire carrying material and/or include the volume compared with high connductivity trace The area of (such as Kapton) substrate outward, it has printing electrically conductive ink sensor, electrode and/or trace.For example, can be by using The conductive epoxy resin continuously being covered by high-quality polyurethane film is executing the weldering between ink traces and Kapton terminal Connect.
Hereinafter, in some deformation, semi-rigid collar area can be attached, such as to fix and to cover integrated SMS mould Block and adapter.Collar can be made up of the polyurethane material of the shape of the shoulder taking user, and can pass through tool by thermal weld Have and be customized to coordinate the transfer machine of the plate of the body surface in neck regions to be coated.
In some deformation, the method forming clothes may also include the bar for example by the polyurethane material with limited elongation The interpolation of " the stretching limiter " made.They can be positioned in the attached of long ink traces (for example breathing trace) by thermal weld In the interior section of the clothes near field, to prevent from too stretching (for example during dressing), its can make trace fracture or Determine permanent elongation, this must be avoided by due to function and aesthetic reasons.In order to strengthen their intensity, they can be positioned Become and extend between this two seams.
In some deformation, clothes can be produced by installing silicon rope.In order to just wear clothes in user and put on clothing The stretching of clothes and its sensor is avoided, the rope being made up of silicon can apply (for example passing through thermal weld) following in clothes when taking Edge, extends in perimeter.This can allow wearer to be easily drawn into shirt from axillary fossa after collar and sleeve are inserted into Waist, and stretch clothes not too much.
As mentioned above, clothes as herein described can completely or partially be manufactured by 3D printing technology.For example, may be used Print to produce sensor and/or conductive trace and/or adapter by 3D.In some deformation, fabric (such as compression apparel Fabric) may act as 3D printing substrate.In some deformation, can print to produce or to change fabric itself by 3D.Cause This, can manufacture clothes by shifting and directly printing (3D printing).In one example, include integrated sensor for producing The 3D printer of the clothes of (integrated sensor for example as herein described) may include at least three nozzles:One nozzle is suitably adapted for Printing compression apparel fabric;One nozzle is suitably adapted for printing/stretchable electrically conductive ink of insertion;And a nozzle is suitably adapted for Printing/insertion sensor and/or electronic equipment.With may need in 3D manufactures (for example from line) braided fabric, electronics set Standby and sensor is printed on the side of the current enforcement of (or and being then transferred to fabric in substrate) and then suture fabric on fabric Method is contrary, produces and can pass directly to track, ink and electronic equipment based on the accurately personal measurement from people, this is probably More accurately and faster.
Material
Generally, clothes as herein described may include compression fabric to guarantee sensor and skin permanent contact well.Example As, shirt previous section can than the remainder of body have elastic fabric lower percentage ratio (5% and 20% it Between), it may include the greater percentage of elastic fabric (between 15% and 40%).Fabric can be stretched to two-way ( Direction) in, and can be positioned together with least stretchable side flatly placed with respect to human body, stretchable side flatly stretches Stretch more than vertically.Generally, compression fabric can be to have the material behavior related to compression fabric as described herein Any fabric.Example includes material, such as by elastic polyurethane fiber (such as elastin fiber, Lycra Deng) fabric made.
As discussed in more detail below, any one of these clothes may include on electrically conductive ink/around draw Stretch electrically conductive ink and/or stretchable insulator.Electrically conductive ink and insulator can be stretched to up to certain percentage ratio X% and can draw (such as up to 5% is stretchable, up to 6% stretchable, up to 7% stretchable, up to 8% stretchable, high to stretch degree Reach 9% stretchable, up to 10% stretchable, up to 11% stretchable, up to 12% stretchable, up to 13% can draw Stretching, up to 14% stretchable, up to 15% stretchable, up to 16% stretchable, up to 17% stretchable, up to 18% stretchable, up to 19% stretchable, up to 20% stretchable, up to 21% stretchable, up to 22% can draw Stretching, up to 23% stretchable, up to 24% stretchable, up to 25% stretchable, up to 30% stretchable, up to 35% stretchable, up to 40% stretchable, up to 45% stretchable, up to 50% stretchable etc.).This also can be by table It is shown as (being for example more than 5% stretchable, stretchable more than 6%, stretchable, many more than 7% more than the stretchable degree of X% Can draw in 8% stretchable, stretchable more than 9%, stretchable more than 10%, stretchable more than 11%, more than 12% Stretching, more than 13% stretchable, stretchable more than 14%, stretchable more than 15%, stretchable more than 16%, be more than 17% stretchable, stretchable more than 18%, stretchable more than 19%, stretchable more than 20%, can draw more than 21% Stretching, more than 22% stretchable, stretchable more than 23%, stretchable more than 24%, stretchable more than 25%, be more than 30% stretchable, stretchable more than 35%, stretchable more than 40%, stretchable more than 45%, can draw more than 50% Stretch etc.).Stretchable typically mean can be stretched from initial length/shape (for example passing through applying power, such as pulling force) and return Return to about initial length/shape.Some deformation can additionally or alternatively mean when deformation force is (from original length/shape Shape elongation or deformation) it is applied in opposing fracture when (and being finally released).Be provided below the example of stretchable electrically conductive ink and this The feature of the ink of sample.
As mentioned, any clothes may also comprise for the part that is attached or being formed as clothes compared with high connductivity path Substrate, such as Kapton film.May also comprise other flexible wearable substrates.Any clothes may also comprise for seam and thermal weld One or more polyurethane films of application and band (such as high-quality polyurethane film and band).Additionally, any clothes may also include For covering the electrically insulating material (such as polyimide material etc.) that conductive trace/make conductive trace insulate, form sensor A part, etc..
Substrate such as Kapton can be fixed on clothes.For example, substrate can be sutured by binding agent etc. and/or is attached behaviour Make.Substrate can be maintained in pocket or other area of clothes.As mentioned above, any clothes may include the second material (example Cloth material as stretching more less than compression apparel) limiter (such as stretch limiter).
Any one of these clothes can include also or in addition the silicone of the application for suture and thermal weld.
Stretchable electrically conductive ink
Generally, stretchable electrically conductive ink product as herein described can be by binding agent (such as glue, such as acrylic acid, polyamide With other binding agents) formed, the printable mixture of conducting solution is coated on binding agent.Conducting solution (its of wet coating Electrically conductive ink can be referred to as convenience, even if final electrically conductive ink product includes viscous material layer) generally as one layer of quilt It is coated on this layer of binding agent so that the mesozone between binding agent and the conducting solution of wet coating is formed.This mesozone To thus the conductive and stretchable characteristic possibility of conductive ink material that formed is critically important.Mesozone is gradient zones, because it limits Determine the Concentraton gradient of the conducting solution (electrically conductive ink) of adhesive phase and wet coating.This is shown below and describes.
Stretchable electrically conductive ink (against the electrically conductive ink of the wet coating of binding agent layering) generally comprises the hundred of conductive material Divide than (for example about/approximate 20%, 25%, 30%, 35%, 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%) and raw The compatible binding agent of thing (for example formaldehydeless acroleic acid binding agent, the such as acroleic acid binding agent based on water, the polyurethane based on water Deng), thickening agent (such as polyurethaness thickening agent) and optional wetting agent and/or solvent (such as propylene glycol).As described herein Stretchable electrically conductive ink generally meet minimum conductivity and minimum tensile properties.Stretchable electrically conductive ink can also be alternatively Including the defoamer of elimination air/foam, catalyst when processing (such as n-butyl alcohol) (for example to help binding agent (such as amine Compound or metal complex) crosslinking) and can extra additive helpful to the impressionability of product and stability.
In one example, the stretchable electrically conductive ink Conductive ink portions of wet coating (and particularly) by 50% white carbon black, Completely formaldehydeless 40% acroleic acid binding agent, 5% propylene glycol and 5% polyurethaness thickening agent are formed.Conductive material (white carbon black) Can be particulate.White carbon black can be preferred, and particularly for example silver-colored with other conductive materials or other metals compare.Other Conductive material may include Graphene, graphite, coated Muscovitum (are for example coated with the Muscovitum of oxide, for example, mix antimony dioxy Change stannum etc.) etc..
Electrically conductive ink as herein described is not only conduction, and is stretchable, and therefore can fit on compression apparel Work in locality.Additionally, the stretchable electrically conductive ink being suitable for forming clothes as herein described can be suitable in ecology (for example there is the concentration of formaldehyde less than 100ppm), and wash resistant (maintaining electricity and elastic characteristic after multiple washing).
Experimentation confirms that stretchable electrically conductive ink composition as herein described (includes the conductive oil in binding agent and wet coating The hierarchy in the Middle-gradient area between ink) it is stretchable.Fig. 5 and Fig. 6 illustrates to knit to being printed on to compress as above The PRELIMINARY RESULTS of the test that the sample of the electrically conductive ink on thing is carried out.Video camera be used for prove during extending in ink Do not develop crack (change for example in the up to length of 13mm is examined).Conductivity (such as resistance) exists with applied force Change between about 16 kilo-ohms to 2 kilo-ohms, linear stretch is observed up to 1.1N (for example in next vertical pulling of about 1.1N simultaneously Reach 13mm without fracture).Generally, stretchable electrically conductive ink as herein described can in up at least 1N (for example up to extremely Few 2N, up at least 3N, up at least 4N, up at least 5N, up at least 6N etc.) power under in stretchable performance range And/or can be stretched to (without fracture) up at least 5mm (such as up at least 6mm, up at least 7mm, up at least 8mm, Up at least 9mm, up at least 10mm, up at least 11mm etc.) and/or can be stretched to up to applied tensile forces (with N as list Position) with the ratio of development length (in units of mm), such as in about 1N/mm about without fracture.Shockingly, shown in Fig. 5 Experiment in, the conductive trace being checked does not show any fracture of up to almost 2N, and this is can to apply in use/wearable garment Plus reasonably close to maximum power.Grand (macroscopic) fracture and micro-fracture are all unconspicuous.
Generally, the resistance of stretchable electrically conductive ink may depend on the size of trace, and including thickness, length etc., (it can draw Stretch lower change), and can be when static and (e.g., less than big less than about 5kOhm under predetermined tensile force (or power/tensile elongation) About 4kOhm, less than about 3kOhm, less than about 2kOhm etc.).Generally, resistance can be in the scope in hundreds of Europe to hundreds of kilo-ohm Interior.In fig. 5 and fig., the stretchable electrically conductive ink tested is printed to the length of 60mm and big on compression apparel fabric The width of about 10mm;Eight layers of ink is coated, and to form final thickness, (it is smaller than about 2mm (such as about 1mm or more Little)).
Be described in more detail below can be used for being formed at these clothes as herein described any one in trace, adapter And/or the stretchable electrically conductive ink of sensor.
System
Any clothes as herein described can be used as including the multiple clothes being connected (be directly connected to or wirelessly connect) The part of system.For example, and upper body clothes/equipment can be connected with lower body clothes/equipment.From positioned at body The signal of the sensor on the clothes (such as medicated underpants, the socks of length to thigh, socks etc.) of lower part can be transferred to and for example exist One or more SMS on top clothes (such as shirt etc.).Can produce through the support substrate including trace (for example Kapton connection), trace can be by the interior section (the bottom ruffle area of such as top clothes) of top clothes Adapter is connecting.
Generally, clothes as herein described may include the main body being formed by fabric.Particularly, compression textile material is useful 's.Main body may include the multiple sensors on the precalculated position on clothes.Sensor can on the inside of clothes (for example Towards wearer), or they can be on the outside of clothes.Adapter can connect the sensor to one or more sensor tubes The sensor assembly (SMS) of reason device/may include processor.SMS can directly transmit or connect/be coupled to for recording/analyze/pass The sensor manager unit (SMU) of defeated sensed data, or itself can perform some or all in these functions.Logical Often, (for example, as used herein, sensor can be formed by stretchable electrically conductive ink structure as herein described at least in part " stretchable electrically conductive ink " structure can refer in the electrically conductive ink of wet coating as herein described, binding agent and ladder between them Degree/mesozone).Sensor including stretchable electrically conductive ink may include touch point (such as electric capacity) sensor, skin electrode biography Sensor etc..There is also described herein at least in part the conducting particles in base portion/binding agent (is for example soaked in by electrically conductive elastic band Elastic fabric, such as herein described) sensor that formed, it can form strain gauged or other sensor.Adapter can Formed by stretchable electrically conductive ink and/or electrically conductive elastic band.In some deformation, adapter is formed (for example by wire carrying material The zigzag adapter of suture), wherein the wire of glazing is sewn to the bar of material (such as conpressed fibers) with sine/zigzag pattern On, and band is applied to the main body of clothes.Some deformation in, adapter can be rigid or semi-rigid substrate (for example Kapton), electric trace and/or circuit are applied in this substrate;Substrate can be attached and/or cover for example to compress in fabric and knit In thing, and it is attached to the main body of clothes or is directly attached to the main body of clothes.
Can be as any kind of clothes of described formation.For example, this document describes being configured to armarium or using doctor The clothes for the treatment of equipment, it includes monitoring device, therapeutic equipment or auxiliary equipment.The main body of these clothes can be (complete by conpressed fibers Fully or partially) formed, and clothes can be coupled to body, to help sensor firmly against the body of subject.One A little deform, clothes (such as armarium) may include extra element, such as belt, halter rope, medicated bra, tippet, corset etc. or Analog is to help the body of a part for fixing clothes against subject.In some deformation, clothes may include in clothes A part on inflatable (for example inflatable) support structures to assist in keeping or fixing sensor (or multiple sensor) leans on Subject.Inflatable support structures can be used together with corset.Corset can be single, or it can be integrated into clothes Interior.
For example, this document describes being configured to sense the clothes that electrocardiogram (ECG) signal is used for recording and/or analyzing.This The clothes of sample can be configured to the upper body being connected to wearer's (subject), and or can may include trunk and cover in the form of shirt Lid.These clothes may include 5 or more multi-electrode, such as six chest electrodes and for each in right arm, left arm and lower limb Three or more electrodes.Can be using extra electrode.Some deformation in, chest electrode be can be redundancy electrode right.
Any one of these clothes can also or alternatively include one or more respiration pickups.Generally, these are exhaled Inhale sensor and include fabric and/or the strain gauged based on electrically conductive ink.For example, strain gauged can be by as herein described stretchable Electrically conductive ink and/or electrically conductive elastic band as herein described are formed.One deformation in, clothes include 10 ECG sensing electrodes, 2 Individual breathing electrode (strain gauged).ECG electrode can be located on the chest of clothes so that they will be placed in standard 12 lead The skin of user is contacted on position.Respiration pickup can be located on clothes so that compression apparel is kept them being subject to when wearing Test xiphoid-process on the trunk of object and umbilicuss highly nearby against body.Sensor can by trace for example have copper cash silk ribbon and/or The elastic webbing of the zigzag adapter of suture is connected to SMS unit.Clothes may include shirt (and some deformation, the long socks to thigh Son).
There is also described herein being configured to measure the clothes of breathing (including regional breathing).For example, clothes can be configured to The shirt part (for example to allow the plethysmography of sensed signal) being formed including the compression fabric being breathed by detection.Dress Put may also include and detect that the electrode as above of simple ECG signal (for example has 2 electrodes or single lead or multiple draws Line, such as 3 leads, 5 leads, 12 leads).For example, it may include 12 respiration pickups are (for example.As described herein Electrically conductive elastic band strain gauged).Respiration pickup can be positioned so that in sternal angle, the 3rd rib interval, xiphoid-process, lower rib edge Nearby, with being located at wearer on umbilicuss and under umbilicuss.Can have identical (for example on a left side for the trunk of wearer Side/right side) sensor.Sensor can be via the zigzag adapter of adapter such as suture (for example wherein using insulation/glazing Copper cash silk bar or pipe or compression apparel fabric are stitched with sinusoidal pattern) be connected to one or more SMS units.See and for example illustrate 12 Figure 44 A-44B of individual respiration pickup.
Clothes may be alternatively configured as sensing the clothes of dyssomnias as described herein, and may include hood portion and body Do and/or pants part.Such clothes may include such as EEG electrode (for example one or more) and thus ECG electrode, breathing Sensor and one or more inertia mass unit (IMU) are to detect level of activation and basic exercise.For example, clothes may include 21 Individual EEG electrode (formed by stretchable electrically conductive ink, or alternatively can be using standard medical electrode), two ECG electrode are (by can draw Stretch electrically conductive ink to be formed) and 2 respiration pickups (being formed by stretchable elastic webbing) and five IMU.EEG electrode can be by conduct The 10-20 system simplifying is located on hood portion, and ECG electrode can be located in the right and left torso portion of clothes.Breathing passes Sensor can be positioned such that they are worn near xiphoid-process and umbilicuss.IMU can be located at lower back portion and limbs (for example on shirt Arm, in the lower limb on thigh) on.
Clothes as fitness tool or auxiliary equipment is being also described.For example, this document describes being configured to be good for The clothes of body equipment, it may include the sensor for detecting condition and exercise performance.These clothes can by sensing and/ Or measurement heart rate, breathing, body fat, motion, posture and stress level indicator come to monitor condition (for example health shape State).For example, a deformation of body-building clothes can have the main body being formed by compression fabric, and it has two ECG electrode (for example The electrode being formed by stretchable electrically conductive ink), a respiration pickup (for example being formed by electrically conductive elastic bar) and four IMU.ECG Electrode can be located to be kept against right and left trunk area in clothes, and respiration pickup can be located on clothes to be held against xiphoid-process Area, and IMU can be located in lower back portion, has an IMU in each of front, and (for example near neck regions) has one in SMS in arm Individual IMU.In some deformation, device also is included in the body fat sensor at waist, cervical region and umbilical zone.Body fat passes Sensor can be electrode (for example being formed by stretchable electrically conductive ink).
Another deformation (for example general body-building clothes) of body-building clothes can be configured to shirt to be worn on upper body.As institute Mention, these clothes can be used for monitoring general health status, and can be operated using controller, the number of controller benchmark According to this and assess basic body-building technical ability for example coordinate, balance, endurance, " breathing ", intensity, motility and reflection.In some deformation In, clothes include at least three (such as 4) individual IMU in upper part (shirt, such as upper arm and underarm, left/right) and under Partly at least three (such as 4) the individual IMU in (socks of such as trousers/length to thigh, upper lower limb and lower lower limb, left/right), breathing sensing Device (in the area worn against umbilical zone).See such as Figure 22 A-22D.In example shown in Figure 22 B, system has two portions Point;For detecting posture and monitoring healthy shirt;And may be connected to shirt or trousers being separately connected to processor Son.In Figure 22 B, shirt 2204 and trousers 2205 include the EMG sensor 2221 being illustrated as the parallel lines of sensor.IMU 2225 also are located at lower limb and lower lower limb, upper arm and underarm and along back, so that detection postural change.The band of elastomeric material 2231 It is integrated in compression, assist in keeping electrode (such as EMG 2221) further against skin, as shown in dark area.
Generally, any clothes can be operated/be connected to using processor processor, and processor can store, transmits, compress And/or analysis recorded data.
The example of these various types of clothes is described below.
The clothes of detection breathing
Clothes is suitably adapted for detection breathing, and particularly regional breathing.Such equipment can be asked in medical professional Anyone use when asking or by hope monitoring breathing.Respiration monitoring control equipment is suitably adapted for the continuous and accurate monitoring breathing, Monitoring including the breathing in one or more areas.It is usable in the pattern of arrangement in the not same district be arranged in clothes (for example " zigzag " pattern) in multiple stretchable electrically conductive ink trace carrying out the complete and accurate of several respiration parameters (below describe) True measurement is so that they are located at around the trunk of wearer;Alternatively, in some deformation, except or replace stretchable leading Electric ink traces, it is also possible to use electrically conductive elastic bar (being for example impregnated with the elastic strip of conductive material).Including stretchable conductive breathing The area of the length of sensor may include:The front part of shirt, the rear portion (back) of shirt;In two cross sides of shirt Each or any one etc..Can be used on the sub-district in these areas.Stretchable conduction respiration pickup can have as above There is the resistance with stretching slight variation;It is stretched in sensor when this characteristic can be used for being worn on body and detect simultaneously And/or measurement body kinematicses.
As described below, in some deformation, four can be measured or more breath signal is breathed with determining localization.For example. Can be by the variable resistance (or meansigma methodss of multiple trace) of trace be grouped to measure 12 signals, trace is placed on following In regions/areas:(1) upper right quarter (such as 6 traces) before;(2) upper left quarter (such as 6 traces) before;(3) right lower quadrant (such as 5 before Individual trace);(4) lower left quarter (such as 5 traces) before;(5) upper right quarter (such as 6 traces) afterwards;(6) upper left quarter (such as 6 afterwards Trace);(7) right lower quadrant (such as 5 traces) afterwards;(8) lower left quarter (such as 5 traces) afterwards;(9) horizontal upper right quarter (such as 3 Trace);(10) horizontal right lower quadrant (such as 5 traces);(11) horizontal upper left quarter (such as 3 traces);(12) horizontal lower left quarter (such as 5 traces).Based on the arrangement of stretching sensitive conductive trace and/or elastic strip, can by the analysis of unlike signal Lai Extracting parameter.For example, can be by signal (the such as 1+2+3+4+5+6+7+ of all stretch sensor in each area comfortable in the future 8+9+10+11+12) phase Calais determines the tolerance of total tidal volume.Can pass through signal (the such as 1+2+5+6+9+ from upper zone 11) phase Calais determines the tolerance of thoracic cavity tidal volume.Can by will (abdominal part) area from below signal (such as 3+4+7+8+10+ 12) phase Calais determines the tolerance of abdominal part tidal volume.Can be by only area (such as 1+5+9) the phase Calais related to right thoracic cavity being determined The tolerance of thoracic cavity respiratory region;Can be by only area (such as 2+6+11) the phase Calais related to left thoracic cavity being measured the degree of left thoracic cavity Amount.Can by by from right abdomen part signal (such as 3+7+10) phase Calais determine in right abdomen part/place breathing survey Amount, and similarly, can be by signal (such as 4+8+12) the phase Calais from left abdomen part being determined in left abdomen part/place Breathing tolerance.
From the time course of signal (signal of for example total tidal volume) it may be determined that, record, measurement and/or display breathing Time parameter such as respiratory frequency (f), inspiratory duration (Ti), expiratory duration (Te) and/or dutycycle [Ti/ (Ti+Te)] (because Can be detected on clothes for either signal).
For example, Figure 1A -1C illustrates a deformation for detecting and/or monitoring shirt that (include continuous monitor) breathe. In any one of these examples, be interchangeably referred to as equipment or system device can be configured to continuous and exactly monitoring exhale Inhale.Shirt shown in Figure 1A -3A is the compression apparel (shirt) being typically made up of four parts:(a1) 1903 is anterior and horizontal To side;(a2) 1905 rear portions (back);(a3) 1907 right arm;(a4) 1909 left arm.These parts in electrically conductive ink, be conductively connected Device (for example having Kapton and/or the wire with zigzag pattern suture of conductive material) and the layer of insulant for example pass through Transfer process is stitched together come after depositing.
Generally, electrically conductive ink trace can be used as sensor.In figs. 1 a and 1b, sensor is multiple electrically conductive ink trace, It is stretchable trace.Electrically conductive ink (including electrically conductive ink, binding agent and gradient zones) can be used for forming conductive trace 1919, As herein described.Any one of these equipment may also include sensor manager unit.Sensor manager unit 1921 can be located in and be used for connecting the sensor to the clothes (for example at back) that the interface of processor is connected Processor.Processor can be such as smart phone or other handheld device.Device can have communication unit;This communication unit Can be single or (and/or may include the application specific processor of its own) together can be integral to the processor.For example, communication unit Unit also can be placed on back and is connected to interface.
Also can be using extra sensor, including motion sensor.For example, it may include three axis accelerometer (individually or For example embedding in a communications system).
Generally, any one of these equipment may include one or more wearer's inputs, such as " touch point sensors ". For example, can be using two capacitance touch points 1933,1935 being placed on arm.Touch point sensors may include by electrically conductive ink figure Two electrodes that case is made (on such as one inner surface in the clothes on relevant position, another on the outer surface);At this The stratum disjunctum of the textile between two conducting electrode patterns;And deposit to the insulating barrier in inner conductive ink design layer. Connect trace and can be included in outer electrode and between the terminal point that cervical region is placed.
Extra sensor may include one or more electrodes, for example, detect the electrode of heart rate.For example, for heart rate (HR) Measure be can be placed on the right arm of shirt and the inner surface of left arm by two electrodes 1941,1943 that electrically conductive ink is made.This A little electrodes can be connected by for example conductive (Kapton) trace of Elecrical connector, and HR electrode is connected near cervical region conductive trace Terminal point, as figs. ia and 1 c show.
Generally, breathing trace can be located at shirt any area of main body in detect due to body that partly in The motion (expand/shrink) breathing and causing.Can be by the stretchable trace of electrically conductive ink of " Z-shaped " shape being positioned at the master of shirt In the not same district of body, (such as pass through transfer process) comes each area of the body for wearer provides several respiration parameters (to see below Literary composition) complete and accurate measure.For example, conductive trace and/or electrically conductive elastic bar can be located at the front portion of shirt and two laterally On side, on the rear portion (back) of shirt and in each seed zone of these parts.
In Figures IA-1 C, eight signals are measured as change in voltage by sensor manager unit (processor), and it is by parallel Be placed on the variable resistance measurement of trace in area below and determine:
1. anterior+horizontal upper right (5 parallel traces).
2. anterior+horizontal upper left (5 parallel traces).
3. anterior+horizontal bottom right (5 parallel traces).
4. anterior+horizontal lower-left (5 parallel traces).
5. rear portion, upper right (6 parallel traces).
6. rear portion, upper left (6 parallel traces).
7. rear portion, bottom right (5 parallel traces).
8. rear portion, lower-left (5 parallel traces).
Shown vertical trace is made up of electrically conductive ink and/or electrically conductive elastic bar, and is formed in the total electricity in this 8 regions The terminal of resistance.These respiration pickups (respiration pickup) are connected to the terminal point positioning near cervical region (at the area of interface).Place Reason device or other circuit can be used for detecting/monitored resistance.For example, in some deformation, sensor manager (processor) can use In obtaining and/or 8 signals listed above such as store, transmit, analyzing, processing.Processor also can merge and analyze, transmit, Process and/or store extra signal, including by signal obtained from the one or more combinations summations by individual signals.Example As mentioned above:
Sum=1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8
Thoracic cavity signal=1+2+5+6
Abdominal part signal=3+4+7+8
Right thoracic cavity signal=1+5
Left thoracic cavity signal=2+6
Right abdominal part signal=3+7
Left abdominal part signal=4+8
In the time course of the signal from resultant signal, can get following breathing time parameter:Respiratory frequency (f), suction Gas time (Ti), expiratory duration (Te) and/or dutycycle [Ti/ (Ti+Te)] etc..
As mentioned above, these signals can be stored, transmit, analyze etc. by processor and/or communication unit.
Fig. 1 D, 1E and 1F be shown similar in Figures IA-1 C shown clothes, include the another of regional respiration pickup One compression apparel.
As mentioned above, in some deformation, breathing/respiratory sensor includes respiration pickup, and it is processed There is the resistance changing with stretching, there is in CYCLIC LOADING relatively small (or insignificant) mechanical and low-down electricity The electrically conductive elastic bar of magnetic hysteresis.Such sensor can be referred to herein as electrically conductive elastic bar sensor or electrically conductive elastic strain gauge Amount.Figure 23 to Figure 38 illustrates to manufacture and the method using a kind of deformation of respiration pickup being configured to electrically conductive elastic bar.? This document describes conductive elastomer and the method manufacturing and using them.Particularly, can be used as this document describes being formed The sensor (including in specific Wearable stretching (for example compressing fabric) clothes) on Wearable clothes (for example stretches or exhales Inhale sensor) the conductive elastomer of part method.For example breathing or other contact and/or stretch sensor can included Any clothes in using conductive elastomer as herein described.
Conductive elastomer as herein described can change resistance when they are stretched, and thus functions as stretch sensor. Additionally, these materials can have fabulous mechanically and electrically characteristic when comparing with other stretchable conductive materials, because they have There is very high mechanically and electrically memory.This means they can be stretched to for example up to original static stationary length 1.2 times (or In some deformation:1.3 again, 1.4 times, 1.5 times, 1.6 times, 1.7 times, 1.8 times, 1.9 times, 2 times, 2.1 times, 2.2 times, 2.3 times, 2.4 times, 2.5 times, 2.6 times, 2.7 times, 2.8 times, 3 times, 3.1 times etc.) and return to identical resting length.The size of stretching (length, width etc.) can be identical.Some deformation in, material perhaps in a size (such as length) than another chi Very little (such as width) is more stretchable.Stretching this upper limit (1.3 times of such as original length, or some deformation in:1.5 Times, 1.6 times, 1.7 times, 1.8 times, 1.9 times, 2 times, 2.1 times, 2.2 times, 2.3 times, 2.4 times, 2.5 times, 2.6 times, 2.7 times, 2.8 Times, 3 times, 3.1 times etc.) under, sizable magnetic hysteresis do not shown by material, and will return to original static stationary length.
Similarly, material can experience little (if any) electromagnetic hysteresis, be stretching in the relatively high of stretching and limit it Under.For example, material be stretched until their original static stationary length 1.2 times (or some deformation in:1.3 times, 1.4 Times, 1.5 times, 1.6 times, 1.7 times, 1.8 times, 1.9 times, 2 times, 2.1 times, 2.2 times, 2.3 times, 2.4 times, 2.5 times, 2.6 times, 2.7 Times, 2.8 times, 3 times, 3.1 times etc.) after can have roughly the same conductivity/resistance.Additionally, in the magnetic hysteresis with stretching Change can be linear at least a portion of this scope.Therefore, material described herein is with non-using showing Often little electromagnetic hysteresis.Additionally, these characteristics can be (for example in a lot of hundred, thousand or 100,000 week of stretching during a rapid lapse of time In phase) repeat.
Finally, can be extremely fast in response time when stretching recovers.For example, material (can for example be less than 4 less than 5 seconds Second, less than 3 seconds, less than 2 seconds, less than 1 second etc.) in return to initial performance measurement (for length and resistance).Therefore, electricity returns Time (less than maximum tension length, 1.3 times of such as original length, 1.4 times, 1.5 times, 1.6 times, 1.7 times, 1.8 times, 1.9 Times, 2 times, 2.1 times, 2.2 times, 2.3 times, 2.4 times, 2.5 times, 2.6 times, 2.7 times, 2.8 times, 3 times, 3.1 times etc.) entirely stretch model It is faster than 5 seconds in enclosing.
These characteristics of material and particularly electrical characteristics seem during the stretching circulation even repeating from conductive material Reduction molecule damage produce.This may result in the increase of the length in the life-span of material.Additionally, elastic characteristic (returning from stretching) Seem to be driven by core elastomeric material, conductive material (such as conductive coating) is coated to this core elastomeric material.Core material Seeming to be kept is elastic characteristic, even if being applied the coating that (drying) has the relative thick of conductor.
Figure 23-38 illustrates to manufacture a kind of method of conductive elastomer.In short, as seen in the referenced figures, elastic material Expect and particularly elastic waist bandcast material can be applied as mentioned above.Figure 23 illustrates an example of elastomeric material.Generally, elasticity Material (such as elastic waist belt) can be formed by the flat flex material of braiding or woollen yarn knitting.The elastic fabric of braiding can be covered by fabric Lid.Formed elastic fabric and/or covering material can be natural (such as cotton, Pilus Caprae seu Oviss etc.) or synthesis (for example polyester or Its any combinations.For example, material for example shown in Figure 23 for the elastomeric material can be formed by porous/absorbing material such as cotton, and can wrap Include extra (being for example polymerized) material being braided or being sewn in covering material.
Elastomeric material can be opposite, narrow and thin bar or band when starting.For example, the width of band can be in about 0.1 He (there is the preferred thickness of about 1.5cm) between 3cm.Material may include the multigroup warp thread (example being woven on fabric or in it As elastomeric yarn).
Generally, by by elastomeric material and the elastomeric material of particularly absorbability or partly absorbing property coats (example first As dipped, sputtering, submergence etc.) to manufacture conductive elastomer in the suspension of conducting particles in solution.Can use any Suitable conductive material, including but not limited to white carbon black (as shown in Figure 24-26), conductive metal material (such as gold, silver, Silver/silver chloride, Graphene, it is coated with Muscovitum of oxide etc.).Conductive material can be suspended in solution (such as water or ethanol Solution) in conducting particles mixture.Solution may include the solution of alkali or binding agent and conducting particles.For example, solution can With 0.1-25% binding agent (such as acrylic acid, polyurethane based on water etc.) and conducting particles 99.9%-75% solution it Between.
For example in fig. 24, the solution of the white carbon black being suspended in water is poured in plastic containers.As shown in figure 25, then To be coated by the both sides of elastic webbing being dipped in solution and it being moved to opposite side (left-to-right) from side in the solution Just uncoated elastomeric material.In fig. 26, obtain the uniform fold of whole belt surface, as shown.Coated band can be then It is dried, as shown in Figure 27.For example, dry zone can be carried out by applying heat and/or air (or vacuum).In figure 27, Coated band is dried 30 minutes in convection oven.
Once being dried, this core elastomeric material just may be connected to conducting end and/or be added to exterior material (typically by The identical being applied to material is formed by it) it is used for being attached to clothes.For example in Figure 28, a pair of terminal (is illustrated as copper end Son is although any conducting terminal can be used) it is attached, also shown in Figure 29 and 30.For example in Figure 29, by cutting copper material Material (for example becoming the rectangle that length is of about 20mm) simultaneously wraps up terminal material (its in the edge carrying in electrically conductive elastic fabric periphery It is generally not elasticity) forming copper tip.Conducting terminal material (such as copper) can be elasticity or can have coated Elastic fabric (conductive elastomer) to secure it to electrically conductive elastic band, as shown.In fig. 30, instrument 3001 (for example clamps Son) it is used for confirming that conducting terminal is attached to binding agent and thus electrically conductive elastic fabric.
Once terminal is attached, elastomeric material just can be coupled to conductor jointer, the system in advance that for example figure 31 illustrates Standby wire carrying material.In Figure 31, using a pair of the torsion guidewire 1010 being illustrated as (insulation) wire that reverse, glazing Although (can be using more than two wire) wire carrying material be sewn in the bar of fabric.Wire is sewn to fabric with zigzag pattern In the bar of (e.g., compress fabric), and fabric strip may include textile binding agent or can be configured to heat and be coated to another fabric (such as clothing Clothes) so that Elecrical connector can be applied directly to fabric without being directly sewn in fabric, and the covering of wire is provided. Wire by stitch into fabric be usually the identical material (such as compression apparel fabric) that is applied to them.In some deformation In, the zigzag pattern of insulated conductor by stitch into the side of fabric (it is referred to alternatively as applicator fabric) include textile binding agent (inclusion heat-activatable adhesive) or it is treated for being used together with textile binding agent.In fact, the long length of wire can carry Before be prepared and be cut the needs of the application to clothes.Notice that generally, wire carrying material can be used as electric connector, it is by one Individual or multiple sensors are connected to the other parts of clothes as herein described, including data module and/or SMS part.This is led Tape material can be referred to herein as wire carrying material or the zigzag adapter of referred to as suture.This material can be advantageously relatively It is prepared and is cut into desired length in length to be used for fixing (for example adhesively fixing) clothes and/or sensor.
For example in Figure 32, electrically conductive elastic band is placed on the thermal viscosity cementitious surface of the conductor strip in the area not including wire On, and it is connected to conductive wire end.For example, as shown in figure 33, conductor (wire) is welded to copper tip.
Once being applied to conductive wire, elastic webbing can be enclosed in fabric, and (such as insulating fabrics, it can be applied with it The fabric being applied to is identical) in.In some deformation, elastic webbing can be enclosed in insulating material and/or be coated in insulation in vivo. In Figure 34 and 35, the outside viscosity tulle band of electrically conductive elastic band (inclusion contact) is sealed to the width of about 33mm.Tulle (covering) band can be fixed on elastic webbing by such as hot pressing (when using heat-activatable adhesive), as shown in figure 35.
Hereinafter, including conductive elastomer and zigzag wire thus the band of generation can be attached to clothes, for example Compression apparel.For example, Figure 36 illustrates a kind of deformation, wherein electrically conductive elastic fabric thus the assembly of generation is fixed to clothes to carry For breathing (breathing) sensor.Attachment assembly can be come by hot pressing (for example reusing thermal activation textile binding agent), such as Figure 36 Shown in.In the example shown, last result is shown in Figure 37 and 38.Figure 37 illustrates the view of the inner side of clothes, and (assembly can be such as In the shown inner side being attached at compression apparel or outside).Figure 38 illustrates the permanent view of same garment.In Figure 37 and 38, Clothes is configured to breathing sensing shirt (such as T-shirt).
Therefore, electrically conductive elastic bar recited above can be used as the part of compression apparel.Described above is and manufacture and using tool There is low-down mechanically and electrically magnetic hysteresis and therefore can be used as the conductive elastomer of respiration pickup of Wearable compression apparel Method.This conductive elastomer can be used as breathing/respiratory sensor or the part as adapter.Using electrically conductive elastic material The respiration pickup of material can be by being impregnated with the solution of conducting particles (such as white carbon black) and the bullet of drying (or being dried at least in part) The bar of property material is formed;Elecrical connector could attach to the end of the bar of impregnated elastomeric material.In some deformation, connect Device may be electrically connected to the wire carrying material being formed by (such as insulation) metallic conduction silk of glazing, and metallic conduction silk is with zigzag Pattern is sewn to fabric and for example compresses on the bar of fabric.It is impregnated with elastomeric material and/or the conductor strip connector material of conducting particles Can be enclosed in textile material (for example compressing textile material).This sensor being wrapped of conductor strip and connecting length can connect And be attached to clothes as above (for example seeing Figure 1A -1F).
For example, Figure 44 A-44B illustrates to be configured to measure the clothing of breathing using multiple elastic strips being impregnated with conducting particles One deformation of clothes, elastic strip is configured to strain gauged.In Figure 44 A, it is displayed without the clothes of sleeve although sleeve can quilt Including.Garment body can be made up of compression apparel material, and strain gauged sensor is attached to compression apparel material as shown.Breathing Sensor is configured with the bullet being impregnated with conductive material (for example having the white carbon black solution of alkali/cementing material, as mentioned above) The strain gauged of the length of elongation of property material.The elastic material rod being impregnated with and/or coating can then have and is attached to petiolarea Conducting metal end simultaneously can be enclosed in material, for example the same or analogous compression apparel fabric material with the main body manufacturing clothes Material.In Figure 44 A, the horizontally disposed respiration pickup 4403 of six couple of being formed by electroconductive elastic member is placed along trunk area Differing heights at (for example near sternal angle, the 3rd rib interval, xiphoid-process, lower rib edge, on umbilicuss and umbilicuss it Under).The zigzag adapter 4407 of suture (is formed by individually compressing fabric strip, the copper wire of wire such as glazing is with sinusoidal pattern quilt It is sewn on this compression fabric strip, be then applied to the main body of clothes) for 12 sensors are connected to SMS unit, such as scheme Shown in 44B, Figure 44 B illustrates the back side of the clothes of Figure 44 A.The zigzag that each sensor can be connected in suture at two ends connects Connect the different conductor in device so that the change in the electrical characteristics of electrically conductive elastic bar also can be detected by SMS.Clothes may also include volume Outer sensor.In Figure 44 A, a pair of ECG electrode 4409,4409 ' is shown, and each electrode connects via the zigzag of suture Device 4407 is connected to SMS.
These clothes can be manufactured as shown in Figure 45, Figure 45 illustrates three pieces of fabrics forming the main body of clothes (in for example Centre back portion 4419, right panel 4421 and left panel 4423;Because respiration pickup is continuous on right side and left side, Before application sensor (arrow 4431), first right panel and left panel can be sewn to back.As discussed above, these are different Respiration pickup can be corresponding to the different area that can individually check.
The clothes of measurement electrocardiogram (ECG)
The clothes that can be used for efficiently and continuously monitor electrocardiogram (ECG) signal is being also described.For example, clothes can It is adapted to pass through including redundant traces to carrying out measurement signal, device (such as clothes, control/sensing module etc.) can be in redundancy mark Switch between line.In some deformation, SMS and/or sensor assembly can determine that when detecting the specific lead of ECG using Any group electrode between the multiple electrodes of redundancy.Fig. 2A -2B, 3A-3B and 4A-4B illustrate the clothes being configured to measure ECG.These Each in clothes includes redundant leads (two or more), and wherein each redundant leads can detect the signal of self-electrode, should Electrode can be used for determining the ECG signal of this lead.
Electrode for detecting ECG signal can be formed by stretchable electrically conductive ink as herein described.In some deformation, electricity Pole is printed, applies or is formed on the side (such as inner surface) of clothes and is suitable for continuously being connect with the skin of subject Touch, so that measurement ECG signal.Electrode can be via conductive trace (by for example stretchable electrically conductive ink and/or stretchable electrically conductive ink Combination with substrate (for example having the Kapton of high electrical conductivity trace) is formed) it is connected to SMS and/or sensor assembly.SMS And/or sensor assembly can quality for example based on signal determining use/there are which redundant traces to ECG signal.
For example, in Fig. 3 A-4B, electrode 2103 is formed to justify structure by the ink in the standard point of 12 lead EKG A series of electrodes becoming.On (by being through on trunk) clothes, electrode can be placed such that pledges clothes when being worn, redundancy Chest electrode (to) be positioned to corresponding to V1-V6 position:
Table 1:The position of chest electrode
Electrode Place
V1 The 4th Intercostal Space on the right of breastbone
V2 The 4th Intercostal Space on the left side of breastbone
V3 Centre in V2 and V4
V4 The 5th Intercostal Space in clavicle top-stitching
V5 With V4 identical level at rear portion anterior axillary line
V6 With V4 and V5 identical level at middle anterior axillary line
Similarly, the other positions that lead can be placed on shirt sentence measurement RL, RA, LL and LA lead, and (limbs draw Line), it corresponds to:
Table 2:Limbs wire locations
Fig. 3 A-3B is shown at the limbs lead of the lower limb of the lower edge of trunk clothes, and it can be used and even not wear Individually trousers.The limbs lead of the clothes shown in Fig. 3 A-3B and 4A-4B does not include redundancy electrode, but they are permissible Including.
In arbitrary ECG sensing clothes, electrode can be held against body, for by the structure of clothes, including by volume Outer corset area 2144 (such as tippet area), carries out consistent/constant measurement (or even during movement), as by Fig. 3 A and 4A Shown in shadow region.This corset can be formed to support the area of ECG chest electrode, it is relatively more supportive (for example applying Pressure/force) with keep chest electrode on body/against body, or even during breathing and other body kinematicses.For example, breast Clothing area can be formed along elastic tightss (the such as width of sternal line extension:2cm on breastbone, 4cm on xiphoid-process line), Then separate on the right side and left side of xiphoid-process line, then on the back side, then coalescence can extend to cervical region on spinal cord, Then separate on the right side around cervical region and left side again, assembled on sternal line with last.The material of tightss must pole It is extendible.
Electrode and/or may include in the area of (chest) surrounding them and assist in keeping electrode and against chest and still prevent electricity The silicone surface slided in pole.For example, silicone, can be located at along in the horizontal line on both sides up to 5cm outside middle anterior axillary line In inner surface corresponding to the shirt of corset/tightss.This silicone can help ensure that ink electrode is fixed to selected position And do not move with the motion of patient.
As mentioned, electrode includes adjacent redundancy electrode and is particularly helpful.All electrodes (include redundant electric Pole) may be connected to SMS and/or control module to detect ECG signal, and which redundancy SMS and/or control module can determine using Signal (or in some deformation, using redundant signals, for example, pass through selective filter, equalization etc., to improve resultant signal matter Amount).In some deformation, negligible unselected redundant signals;In other deformation, device can be configured to storage it be used for Analysis afterwards.Two pairs of (or more than 2 to) electrodes can have the signal that can be stored, transmit and/or process;With regard to which will use Redundancy electrode can be made afterwards come the decision to produce ECG.
Sleep-Monitoring clothes
Also describe the clothes being configured to be worn the sleep to monitor subject.Sleep-Monitoring can be commonly used to measure Sleep movement, the breathing in during sleeping, body temperature (core and regionality), eye movement etc..Such indicator can be used for determining Sleep stages, sleep quality, sleep time etc..Any clothes as herein described is suitably adapted for determining sleep indicator, and Can therefore be worn in sleep.Therefore, these clothes can be comfortable and be suitable for being used by the people sleeping.
For example in fig. 7a it is shown that before clothes, being arranged to determine EEG (on the inner surface of camail including having Scalp electrode), face/eye EMG (to detect eye motion), (detection jaw is transported for nose critesistor (detection breathing) and chin EMG Move) sensor 2209 head cap/pocket 2205.Camail can integral with shirt 2207 or it can be individually attached to serve as a contrast Shirt 2207.In arbitrary clothes, various parts (such as shirt, camail, glove, trousers etc.) can be optional;Can be using each Individual clothes or clothes group.Shirt can be similar to or identical with breathing recited above and/or ECG sensing clothes.In Fig. 7 A and 7B, Trunk area includes the front portion of body and the regional respiration pickup 2225 (stretchable conductive trace) of transverse region and EGC electrode 2227 (although not all V1-V6 lead electrode is all included).Clothes may also include trousers, and it includes limbs lead 2229 (for ECG detection) and/or EMG sensor 2219 are to detect lower limb motion/tic.All or part of glove 2231 also can be included And the blood oxygenation 2217 (for example pulse oxygen closes) at extremity (such as finger) place can be measured.
Fig. 7 A-7C illustrates to be formed as described herein and may include the multiple sensors for determining sleep parameters One of clothes deformation.For example in fig. 7a it is shown that before clothes, being arranged to determine EEG (in camail including having Scalp electrode on surface), face/eye EMG (to detect eye motion), nose critesistor (detection breathing) and chin EMG Head cap/the pocket 2205 of the sensor 2209 of (detection jaw motion etc.).Camail can integral with shirt 2207 or it can be independent Be attached to shirt 2207.In arbitrary clothes, various parts (such as shirt, camail, glove, trousers etc.) can be optional 's;Each clothes or clothes group can be used.Shirt can be similar to or identical with breathing recited above and/or ECG sensing clothes.? In Fig. 7 A and 7B, trunk area includes the front portion of body and the regional respiration pickup 2225 (stretchable conductive trace) of transverse region And EGC electrode 2227 (although not all V1-V6 lead electrode is all included).Clothes may also include trousers, and it includes limb Body lead 2229 (for ECG detection) and/or EMG sensor 2219 are to detect lower limb motion/tic.All or part of glove 2231 Also can be included and can measure the blood oxygenation 2217 (for example pulse oxygen closes) at extremity (such as finger) place.In Figure 13 A-21B Shown in can be used for Sleep-Monitoring clothes additional embodiments.
SMS and/or sensor assembly are suitably adapted for processing and/or analyte sensors input and provide with regard to wearing this clothes The report of personal sleep state (or state over time).
Generally, these equipment may be useful to sleep laboratory or domestic sleeping laboratory.They can for example with The mode record simplifying is generally included in all signals in Polysomnographic analysis (including breathing);Only in the front portion of shirt With on lateral part, thoracic cavity and abdominal portion it may be necessary to 4 quadrants to know your contradictory motion.You have top and under Portion is helpful to, but has right part/left part helpful.There is simplification (such as 2 electrodes and waist and lower limb) configuration The upper part of trunk in ECG using being also helpful to.The sensor of clothes can include again as discussed above Redundancy is to have best and most reliable ECG.Particularly, using heart rate, it may not be needed complete ECG.EMG records (electromyogram graphy electrode) can be formed by stretchable electrically conductive ink, and can be located on different positions.For example on chin, bottom (muscle), its may in polysomnogram MG using helpful.Additionally, eye EMG may be to REM and other Sleep stages Detection helpful.As mentioned, critesistor (temperature sensor at the level of nose) can be used for detection through nose The air-flow of son, similar to completed using sleep laboratory.Can be detected using IMU (Inertial Measurement Unit) on arm and lower limb Limb motion.And, IMU 2235 can be located on the back of clothes, this to detection patient position (overturn, lie on the back, prostrate, side Crouch) it is helpful to, and unease can be detected.
Clothes support structures and adnexa
Any clothes as herein described may include extra support structures to help fix sensor against body.Such Support structures can be expandable, and can improve connecing between physiology monitor clothes disclosed herein and the skin of wearer Touch.For example, thorax anatomies can prevent the sensor generation on physiology monitor clothes from connecing with the well electricity of the chest of patient Touch, as described herein.The support clothes that corset can be commonly known as can be worn to provide pressure on physiology monitor clothes Power is improving the electrical contact between the electrode on clothes and the chest of wearer.These corsets (support clothes) may be to having The male wearer of pectoralis major and to have mammose women wearer particularly useful.Support that clothes may include suspender belt or necktie, And can be sized and be manufactured into the part (such as sensor/electrode) of holding (and applying power is to keep) physiology monitor clothes and lean on The body of user.Also describe together with these integration of equipments to apply force to the sensor-robust ground being maintained on clothes It is pressed in the structure in subject.Such integrated equipment is referred to alternatively as integrated support structures.In some embodiments, support Structure is self inflation structure.Particularly, integrated support structures can be the element of inflatable (including inflatable).Figure 14- The example supported clothes shown in 18 and support the part of clothes.
Support that clothes (such as corset) can be separated with compression apparel as herein described, and they can be completely or partially integrated To in clothes.Support that clothes and/or integrated support structures (inflatable support structures) can be sized and be manufactured and be configured to be suitable for The anatomical structure of user.For example, support that clothes and/or support structures may be designed to be suitable for the thorax anatomies of wearer. Support that clothes the sex based on wearer can be manufactured to be sized and shape.For women wearer, support that clothes can set Count into the support structures being maintained between the breast of patient.Can be used for supporting clothes shown in Figure 14 A-14D and 15A-15C Support the example of the combination of corset and support structures.For male clothes wearer, corset can be replaced using support suspender belt.? Male shown in Figure 16 A-16C and 17A-17C supports the example of suspender belt and support structures.
Figure 14 A-14B be shown on the physiology monitor clothes 1401 shown in Figure 13 A-13B wearing from Figure 14 C- The support clothes 1405 of 14D.Also (can in this example, be integrated into monitoring clothes 1401 or prop up using extra support structures Hold in corset 1405).In this example, support that clothes is shaped as corset or mobility's medicated bra type configures to keep second Hold structure 1403 firmly against chest and the breastbone of wearer.Figure 15 A-15B illustrates to can be used for the inflatable of women wearer (for example inflatable, including self-inflating) support structures.Unexpansive and swollen in front view and side view in Figure 15 A-15B Support structures shown in swollen configuration.Figure 15 C illustrates the support structures of Figure 15 A engaging with female chest.Shown support structures are Inflatable and be shaped as and engage with the sensor being securely held in Intelligent garment against wearer's with female chest Chest.
Figure 18 A-18B be shown on the physiology monitor clothes shown in Figure 13 A-13B wearing from Figure 16 A-16B's Support clothes.Figure 16 A-16B illustrates to have in front portion that is being produced by Stretch material and may include Velcro and adjustable The support suspender belt 1601 of the optional rigid material in the backing material of section.Figure 17 A-17B illustrates to can be used for women wearer's Support structures.Inflatable support knot shown in configuring in unexpansive and expansion in front view and side view in Figure 17 A-17B Structure.Figure 17 C illustrates the support structures of Figure 17 A engaging with male chest.
Support structures shown in Figure 17 A-17B and 15A-15B provide inward force with will be on physiology monitor clothes Sensor be pressed onto on the chest of body to improve electrical contact between sensor and chest.In some embodiments, prop up Holding structure can be expandable (including but not limited to inflatable) to provide the desired structure of contact monitoring clothes.At some In embodiment, support structures can be self-inflating.Can in support structures using self-inflating material so that support knot Structure automatic inflating when being activated.In some cases, self-inflating material can via the foamed materialss in support structures and/ Or to complete via chemical reaction.In some cases, chemical reaction can produce gas or support structures can be made to expand to meet The other materials of the thorax anatomies of patient.In some deformation, support structures are by compression apparel and/or can to support corset It is maintained at local pad or the compressible material in suitable place.
In some embodiments, the pressure being applied by support structures can be selected by user.
In some embodiments, support that clothes and support structures may include sensor and control system with to physiology monitor Clothes provides desired pressure level.
Support clothes example, such as corset, suspender belt, medicated bra etc., it may include Velcro, scalable suspender belt and other adjustable JIESHEN Number is so that wearer can tighten up corset so that it provides expectation cooperation and supports to connect to improve the electricity of breast sensor/electrode Touch.
In some embodiments, support that clothes and support structures can be with physiology monitor clothes and/or external computing devices Electronically communicate.
Support that clothes can be used together with arbitrary physiology monitor clothes disclosed herein.In some embodiments, support Clothes is used together with the compression shirt of the distribution having as shown in Figure 20-21 and trousers.
Referring back to Figure 18 C-18E, including the sensor device being configured to compression apparel 1801 as above it is System (being for example used for detecting ECG, as shown in 2A-2B, 3A-3B and 4A-4B) can be worn directly against the skin of patient. Support structures (such as mat, inflatable support member) 1805 can be used together with the compression apparel of sensor device 1801.Support Structure may be located on middle chest area, for applying pressure to keep the electrode on the inner surface be integrated into clothes suitable Position on against skin.Support structures can be expandable (for example inflatable) to allow various user's builds are had Comfortable and effective use.In some deformation, extra support clothes 1811 can be used for helping against skin fixed electrode (and being support structures 1805 in some deformation).Support clothes 1811 shown in Figure 18 D (front) and 18E (afterwards) is at this In example be have on shoulder cooperation a pair of suspender belt and can backup sensor device the center of electrode corset.Support Clothes may include the area 1815 of the relative stiffness being connected by the area 1817 of relative resilient.Figure 18 F (front view) and 18G (side view, Expand) the larger view with the support structures 1805 of exemplary dimensions is shown.Support structures could attach to sense clothes Outside or inside area is not so that it disturbs the measurement of self-electrode, but assists in keeping the chest that they are pressed against subject.One In a little deformation, support structures are integrated in corset for example shown in Figure 18 D-18E for the corset (support clothes).
Clothes distribution is arranged
Various distribution arrangements can be used together with clothes disclosed herein.The example of distribution arrangement is shown in figs. 19-21.
Figure 19 A and 19B illustrates front view and the rearview of trousers.Figure 19 C is shown between clothes disclosed herein (for example Between shirt and trousers) exemplary connection.For example, trousers and shirt can all include the company with six or more poles Connect device.One adapter can have public configuration and another adapter may include female connectors.Public and female connectors are arranged to each other Engagement.Shown trousers include public connector in fig. 19b, and the shirt shown in Figure 13 B includes female connectors.At some In embodiment, male female connections device can invert.
Figure 20 illustrates the wiring diagram of the trousers according to some embodiments.Trousers include wearing for measurement on left lower limb The sensor of the beat readings of person and the sensor of the beat readings for measuring wearer on right lower limb.Shown trousers include From sensor along trousers lower limb to the distribution of public connector.
Figure 21 A illustrates the wiring diagram before according to the clothes of some embodiments.Figure 21 B illustrates according to some embodiment party The clothes of formula wiring diagram below.Shown ECG wsx be for beat readings, waist, left side sensor.Shown ECG Wrx be for beat readings, waist, right side sensor.Shown ECG asx be for beat readings, arm, left side sensing Device.Shown ECG asx be for beat readings, arm, right side sensor.Shown TP fsxi is touch point, front position, a left side Side, internal.Shown TP fsxe is touch point, front position, left side, outside.Shown TP fdxi is touch point, front end position Put, right side, internal.Shown TP fdxe is touch point, front position, right side, outside.Shown micro-force sensing has for pressing The 6 pole WP female connectors that contracting trousers CP connects.Shown ECG ndxl is for beat readings, cervical region, right side, sensor n.1. Shown ECG ndx2 is for beat readings, cervical region, right side, sensor n.2.Shown ECG nsxl be for beat readings, Cervical region, left side, sensor n.1.Shown ECG nsx2 is for beat readings, cervical region, left side, sensor n.2.Shown E1s is for beat readings, chest, top, sensor n.1.Shown Eli is for beat readings, chest, bottom, n.1 Sensor.Shown E2s is for beat readings, chest, top, sensor n.2.Shown E2i is for beat readings, breast Portion, bottom, sensor n.2.Shown E3s is for beat readings, chest, top, sensor n.3.Shown E3i be for Beat readings, chest, bottom, sensor n.3.Shown E4s is for beat readings, chest, top, sensor n.4.Institute Show that E4i is for beat readings, chest, bottom, sensor n.4.Shown E5s is for beat readings, chest, top, n.5 Sensor.Shown E5i is for beat readings, chest, bottom, sensor n.5.Shown E6s is for beat readings, breast Portion, top, sensor n.6.Shown E6i is for beat readings, chest, bottom, sensor n.6.
For detecting the Wearable system of emotion
Also describe the clothes being configured to the emotional state determining wearer.The emotional state of self-report is often inaccurate True, subjective and be limited therefore on using.May include the biography of detection various parameters (voluntary and involuntary parameter) The clothes of sensor can be used for determining the objective emotional state of subject.
Clothes may include multiple sensors (as described below and shown in Fig. 8 A-8B).Fig. 8 A-8B illustrates can conduct The collar that the part of clothes was included and included multiple sensors (any of which sensor can be included or omit) is referred to detecting Show the parameter of the emotional state of wearer.Sensor may include for example:Environmental sensor (detection ambient temperature, humidity etc.), use The video camera that detects in vision (include intensity level/intensity), audio frequency detector (such as detection voiceband user volume, range etc.). Collar may additionally include being mentioned herein and by quoting merged any other sensor (motion sensor, position sensing Device, acceleration transducer etc.).Additionally, collar may include one or more outputs (tactile output) to provide output to wearer, Including feedback.Tactile output may include the outputs such as olfactory sensation (odor dispersion) output, tactile output (vibrate, pinch).In Fig. 8 A-8B Described in collar can be configured to hypotaxia receptor (ECR).
Any clothes for detecting/monitoring emotion may include ECR.ECR can be located at around cervical region.In Fig. 8 A-8B, ECR is collar, and it extends from back, extends, extend to front horizontal left side and the right side of cervical region on the os multangulum majuss of left and right, And above do not reconnecting the collar " slip " passing through " equipment " in order to head.Accepter in ECR (collar) can accommodate Communication/analysis module (sensor assembly) simultaneously may include adapter (such as female connectors and public connector) and sensor, touches The mechanism felt activator appliance and produce pressure, vibration, temperature change, tension and lax input, olfactory sensation input etc..The front side of activator appliance The environmental sensor also accommodating the activator appliance causing aroma and flavor and determining the quality of environment.
The message that be received of physiological measurements can be converted in the message physiologically embodying for ECR.As an example, Peng Youke Her emotional state is sent to the user (wearer) of equipment by her equipment and is used as tolerance:The ECR of user can be by pressing Power is applied to his shoulder and message is converted into sensory centre message, for example, give one's regards.User's commutative sensory centre message, example As touched the regard of shoulder, embracing, push away, showing tender care for, rousing oneself, loosening, and there is the selection responding, including:I) ignore;ii) Accept and return a salute (using themselves message);Iii) refuse (electric discharge).User may be selected how to receive a) pressure (wide), B) pressure (narrow-aperture), c) pressure-message (as Morse code), d) vibration, e) between temperature change etc. (including combination) Message.User also can not accept " emotion " potency message to protect the privacy of s/he and/or can provide feedback to improve emotion solution Release the accuracy of language.
For detecting, explaining, change, transmit and perceive the system (" equipment ") of emotion
For example, clothes (including collar, shirt etc.) as herein described can be configured to DITCRE clothes.Shown in Fig. 9-10E Schematic diagram illustrate that how DITCRE can realize in clothes (including the collar as shown in 8A-8B in figure).
It is suitable for detection, infer and/or determine (obtaining) emotional state and allow based on obtained emotional state to go Dynamic clothes can be used for control feedback, its may training, meditation or learning tasks in be useful, and it can also with its Other people are useful in linking up.Therefore, can usual analyzing from the multiple sensors worn by user over time To obtained emotional state can be used for provide output.Such communication can be typically more real and get close to, part Ground is because the explanation of emotional state is based on parameter that detect rather than exclusively self-report and different sensing mode Use.Wearer may be selected they want when to link up and/or want to link up which emotional state, and particularly they wish Hope and link up with whom.Arbitrary clothes may include the one or more outputs (such as tactile output) being detected by wearer, as mentioned above. For example, tactile coding can be used for transmission in the case of even without oral/written communication.For example, tactile coding can be using not Your this type code is transferred to wearer/transmission between wearer.Generally, tactile activators can be located at sensitivity and emotion is rung Should maximum (experimentally specific user is determined, or generally according to user colony determination) body region/position on, with Optimize the position of tactile activators.
Therefore, clothes as herein described can (include particularly in the specific communication between wearer) when linking up adding Extra size.For example, body " language " can be explained by sensor assembly, and can render from the output of clothes or from clothes Message.Clothes is also suitably adapted for providing feedback, can have the comment treating impact on wearer, depressed including identification and treatment Deng.
In use, these clothes also can provide the explanation of the emotion of subject and expressive output.For example, Clothes can help explain in the middle of culture/language.Just as spoken language, private message (gesture, body language etc.) Also can the spendable hint of offer device, and be expressed as the part of the output of subject or received by another user.
As mentioned above, in Fig. 8 A and 8B, collar be located at cervical region around, from back extend, polygonal greatly in left and right On bone and extend to the front horizontal left and right side of cervical region, and do not pass through collar " slip " in order to head above reconnecting. Receptor can accommodate sensor management system (SMS), female connectors and/or public connector and:Sensor is (for example as extra Parameter (such as pressure or the level loosened) assess user emotion the EMG sensor on the os multangulum majuss of left and right; Olfactory sensor as the emotion of extra parameter evaluation user;Determine the quality of surrounding, the environmental sensor of toxicity Deng);Tactile activators and the mechanism producing pressure, vibration, temperature-change etc..These sensors can transmit user or other use The emotion at family, can pass on to user and loosen and nervous output conduct " message " or relaxation treatment.
In some deformation, clothes also includes:(such as abnormal smells from the patient and stink reproduce activation to one or more olfactory sensation activator appliances Device) and the taste activator appliance that is placed on the front left side and front right side of ECR, as the emotional state of transmission user or other users Additional means;One or more video cameras (being for example placed in forward right side or the front left side of ECR), it is suitably adapted for determination face Portion's expression is as extra parameter to assess other people emotions and/or Evaluation Environment.Collar may also include speaker with surrounding People share music and message.
ECR can be connected by foregoing touch point (the intended touch area on clothes) and can be activated and manage Reason.ECR can be from sensor management system receives input, including being converted into two or more mood potencies or state (such as 8 Emotional state) User Status assessment.The quantity of such state and classification can change following).The example of mood potency May include:Accept, indignation, expect, detest, happy, fear, grieved and surprised.Mood potency can be communicated back to user and/or Third party (as by user's control).Mood potency can help the user better understand themselves emotion, and can help In the classification jointly shared, their emotion is passed to their friend.
ECR can generally help physiological measurements (such as ECG, skin conductivity rate, EMG, breathing etc.) and " assessment " (such as face Portion's expression, posture, make indiscreet remarks, motor behavior, speech tone, eyes-sleep or vigilance, motion, action etc.) be converted into clear The qualified emotion in ground.EMG may also aid in the message by voice, physically embodying or visual display and transmits those emotions.Make For example, friend can send as her emotional state of the clothes measurement by her:Message can be converted into sensory centre and disappear by user Breath (is for example given one's regards, by pressure is applied to his shoulder;Send describe the abnormal smells from the patient of tactile of her emotional state or taste, The color of her emotional state or the audio frequency of her emotional state or vision description are described).User's commutative sensory centre message, For example touch the regard of shoulder, embrace, push away, showing tender care for, rousing oneself, loosening etc. it is possible to make the selection to response.For example user can Ignore, accept and return a salute (using themselves message) and/or refusal (electric discharge).User also may be selected how to receive a) to be pressed Power (wide), b) pressure (narrow-aperture), c) pressure-message (Morse code type), d) vibration, e) temperature change, f) audio frequency retouches State, g) vision description etc. between message.User can control communication switching and can selecting do not accept emotion message with protect she/ His privacy.This is linked up mode (including the use of tactile) and identifies that other mode are (no when transmitting emotional content/context It is limited to audition or vision (oral/written) mode for example touches) can be more effective (or differently effective).Therefore, institute The physiological measurements of user can be converted into intelligible message, including the message of the mood potency of user by any clothes of description. User may be selected to link up the form (different-format of such as touch, audio frequency, figure, figure, numeral etc.) of data.For example, clothes can The message allow user that the physiological measurements (mood potency) of user are converted into voice, physiologically embodying or visual display are (front Display on arm, on glasses or on smart phone or touch screen) give other users.Additionally, clothes and particularly having The clothes of ECR can allow user by allow them to provide with regard to data assessment, expression and communication feedback improve emotion- The accuracy of interpretative code.
ECR system also acts as self promotion system (like the five-star system of speech recognition):Express and transmit them Emotion user more, emotion limit, describe and link up more accurate.Additionally, user can activation system by clothes Touch point and system interaction act on.
Can be using ECR in various contexts.For example, ECR can be used as lie detector.Typically, lie detector detection Controlled and may include the change in somatic reaction such as skin conductivity rate and the body function of heart rate by conscious brains being not easy Change;They are it is also possible to consider breathing rate, blood pressure, telangiectasiss and muscular movement.These tolerance may indicate that from the short-term told a lie Pressure-responsive or the importance to subject.Problem produces, because they are also attempted to spirit and emotional state is related;So They can for example be feared, angry and surprised impact.Can be used for the long-term monitoring of user and the as herein described of training/regulation EDR system can better discriminate between open such response and illusion response.
ECR can also be used for security evaluation, and such as Environmental security, inspection air (level of pollution, toxicity etc.), water (can not be drunk With, can not swim), soil;Check position, for example, search for the danger in region around, crime report for example in the zone Announcement, snowslide, flood, tree fall down, poisonous region;Function is indicated based on the time of one day, year etc., for example, again sends out Raw event such as parade etc..ECR also can monitor user behavior and provide with regard to such behavior (for example eat, drink, substance abuse Deng) data/feedback.The clothes with ECR may also aid in and/or provides the feedback with regard to travelling, for example, drive (driver's row For, the track record of driver, around traffic, the type of road, weather condition), flight, navigation or operation machine/vehicle.
Finally, the clothes being with or without ECR may be useful to security initiative:A) urgent call:911st, doctor, GPS Tracking, kinsfolk's monitor/track, training;B) provide relevant information:The type of danger, position, the physiological data of user, use The medical treatment at family and related data, the mood data of user, health insurance, financial situation etc..Clothes (being with or without ECR) can also It is more interactively, provide with regard to health (include level of activation, eat) or the suggestion with regard to emotional health state.
As described in Figure 10 A-10E, ECR can be based on down one or more of to list to execute measurement and to assess: Physiology (being measured by sensor) information, gesture (IMU for example on waist and accelerometer), posture (for example module, Each shoulder, middle spinal column, under epispinal IMU), motor behavior (IMU for example in each ankle and each wrist), voice Assessment (such as recording of voice), facial expression (for example oneself ear, the sensor on forehead and cervical region, other people regard Frequency video camera), assessment (the such as temperature of abnormal smells from the patient or stink (such as chemical sensor), EMG and/or EEG sensor and/or environment Degree sensor, contaminant sensor etc.).
For example, Fig. 9 general introduction can interactive a pair of user, each user have be suitable for the detection of emotion, explanations, turn The clothes changing, transmit and perceiving.In Figure 10 A (detector, including sensor device), (explanation of sensing data is to determine for Figure 10 B Mood potency), Figure 10 C (actuator and communication, including from user or using similar devices other people potency information defeated Go out) and Figure 10 D (feedback) in be described in more detail in these regions (being labeled as A-D) each.
Such device can be tried out to general groups, and described general groups are included in their daily conventional activity Their health status people interested and also right is monitored during (walk, eat, working, being sitting in before their computer) Want in their training or specifically monitor the athlete of their the level of physical diathesis during activity.Participant (user) can Can need to register and fill with hospital or the similar list of the list filled by professional athlete:The problem that participant replies is got over Many, their assessment is more accurate.
Figure 10 E illustrates a kind of method, and wherein emotion valency can be that specific user determines based on various sensors, and also May include the specific feedback of specific user.Additionally, Figure 11 and 12 figure illustrates how ECR can operate with from subject Determine their actual emotion valency or the overall estimation (Figure 11) of " health status ".Similarly, sensor can be used for carrying to user Indicator (Figure 12) for total body constitution.These charts can provide the assessment that can use graphical presentation, such as in figs. 11 and 12 Shown, the health status of people or the snapshot of athletic the level of physical diathesis are provided.Assessment can based on multiple parameters (for example, It can quantitatively change, such as from 8 to 20 or more, depending on the quantity of the sensor in given equipment).Each figure Can provide:(1) health status of user or the value of the level of physical diathesis are synthesized based on the adjusted synthesis of all parameters; (2) health status of whole colony or the value (being given with the % of absolute quantities and quantity) of the level of physical diathesis are synthesized so that using Family will immediately know that whether she is higher or lower than meansigma methodss.This value quantity with user in accuracy increases and increases; (3) value can be adjusted to achieve people and specifically need.For example, because the 30% of the people of over-65s is fallen due to lack of balance And come to harm, the balance of the people of 70 years old the people than 40 years old can be given higher dependency.Similarly, the act of Urine scent The athletic intensity of weight can be given higher dependency, or the endurance of super triathlete than tennis player It is given higher dependency than revolution skier.User can therefore be come using this images outputting for each parameter See that her value and total group is worth.User can study the details of each parameter further.For example, the efficiency score with colony Efficiency score relatively;How efficiency is calculated;It is related to the biostatisticss calculating;Consideration the present art on hand The accuracy calculating;Medical accuracy, etc..
Select the user improving given parameters (balance of such as 70 years old people) that string can be given and temper (rope skipping, single lower limb station Deng) completing it.Touch feedback can be used for telling her balance of user when below or above meansigma methodss and/or raising instruction And/or the performance of active stage and optimal performance.
A lot of sensors in a device and tactile actuator may be suitable for allowing user when they just take exercise and it His user links up (for example passing through audio frequency, tactile or visual message), to maximize their efficiency, improves their execution. For example, a) athlete is linked up either with or without warm-up when starting to take exercise;B) when completing to take exercise, whether temperature is too cold;C) exist When execution is taken exercise, whether posture or body position are not suitable for;D) whether user makes his muscle over loading;E) athlete is in training Either with or without sufficiently advancing during phase.
Stretchable electrically conductive ink pattern
Any device as herein described may include stretchable electrically conductive ink pattern.Generally, stretchable electrically conductive ink can have Scope from 5% to 200% draftability, for example it can be stretched its resting length 2 times (200%) more than and do not rupture. In some instances, stretchable electrically conductive ink can be stretched to more than 3 times (300%) of its neutral resting length, 4 times (400%) more than or more than 5 times (500%).Stretchable electrically conductive ink pattern is conductive, has low-resistivity.For example, body electricity Resistance rate can be between 0.2 and 20ohms*cm (and sheet resistance rate is between every about square metres 100 to 10,000ohm). Conductivity may depend on stretching although it is positively retained in scope described above (for example between 0.2 and 20ohms*cm).
In structure, any stretchable electrically conductive ink pattern as herein described is typically by insulating binder and electrically conductive ink Particular combination is made.Generally, stretchable electrically conductive ink pattern includes the insulation of first (or bottom) layer and elastic adhesive and is led Electric ink layer, wherein electrically conductive ink include conducting particles between about 40% and about 60% (for example white carbon black, Graphene, Graphite, silver metal powder, copper metal powder or iron metal powder etc.) and between dielectric resilience binding agent and conductive ink layer Gradient zones or area.Gradient zones are the combinations of electrically conductive ink (conducting particles of such as electrically conductive ink) and binding agent, wherein ink (example As conducting particles) concentration can change with change in depth.Generally, gradient zones can be electrically conductive ink (such as conducting particles) With the mixture of binding agent, wherein can be less than conductive oil in conductive ink layer in the concentration of the electrically conductive ink in gradient zones The concentration of ink.Gradient zones can be the continuous gradient of electrically conductive ink (particle), and for example, it can be heterogeneous or it can be Stepped gradient.
General electrically conductive ink, for example, be used for the electrically conductive ink of printed circuit and even flexible circuit, is insufficient to stretchable next For clothes, particularly include being not used in compression apparel, and may rupture or form line of discontinuity when using.Surprisingly, The combination offer conduction and highly stretchable/tensile electrically conductive ink of electrically conductive ink, gradient zones and insulating binder is combined Thing.The composition of the electrically conductive ink that can be used as described herein generally includes:Conducting particles between about 40-60%; Binding agent between about 30-50%;Solvent between about 3-7%;And the thickening agent between about 3-7%. Additionally, centre " gradient " area between insulating binder and conductive ink layer is important using being also found to be.
Used and combined with binding agent and hypotoxicity and low change are typically had with the electrically conductive ink forming electrically conductive ink pattern Answer originality (the such as less than concentration of formaldehyde of 100ppm) and the repellence to the damage from washing, follow including in the washing repeating Electricity after ring and the maintenance of elastic characteristic.
Figure 39 C illustrates of the electrically conductive ink pattern (electrically conductive ink complex) of the extensibility with height or draftability Deformation.In this example, electrically conductive ink pattern is applied to substrate 1039 (it can be fabric, including forming compression apparel Or the compression fabric of transfer substrate) on, and include ground floor electric insulation elastic adhesive 1021.The outer layer 1025 of electrically conductive ink leads to Cross Middle-gradient area 1023 to separate with adhesive phase 1021, Middle-gradient area 1023 is the mixture of electrically conductive ink and binding agent, The concentration of wherein electrically conductive ink declines to elastic adhesive layer 1025 from the area being closer to conductive ink layer 1025.This gradient zones It is referred to alternatively as intermediate layer, and can have the Inhomogeneous charge/distribution of electrically conductive ink and binding agent.Optional outer insulator is (for example Unshowned insulating resin) it also is included within conductive ink layer.Outer electrically conductive ink can be formed by multilayer conductive ink.
For example, the electron microscopic of the sample of electrically conductive ink pattern that Figure 39 A and 39B illustrates to be placed between two aluminium supporting seats Photo (scanning electron micrograph, SEM).In Figure 39 A, lowermost layer 2805 is binding agent, adjacent to this layer and in this layer On be gradient zones 2803, and adjacent to gradient zones 2803 and on gradient zones 2803 be electrically conductive ink 2801.? In this example, extra insulating barrier (resin 2811) is placed on the top of electrically conductive ink.Generally, electrically conductive ink can be by multilamellar Coated electrically conductive ink is formed.In Figure 39 A, to form conductive ink layer by continuously applying 5 layers;These layers are micro- It is not visible in photo.
In Figure 39 B, electron micrograph is used for quantifying the thickness of layer.In this example, conductive ink layer 2801 (area) has about 50 μm of thickness, and gradient (transition) area 2803 has the thickness at 40-80 μm between about, and glue 2805 There is about 150 μm of thickness.
Gradient zones can act as tensility and the stability strengthening electric conductivity for strengthening electrically conductive ink.Electric conductivity Allowed by upper zone, the mechanical stretching (due to binding agent) of the height simultaneously being allowed is strengthened by lower layer.Gradient zones are sent out The incomplete mixing of existing electrically conductive ink and binding agent seems structure and the composition leading to repeatably be stretched and discharge, with When keep electric conductivity.Note, the resistivity of complex can change with stretching (generally increasing resistivity with stretching), and This characteristic can be used for detection stretching.
Generally, can be by combination electrically conductive ink and bonding before any one of electrically conductive ink and binding agent are completely dried Agent come to form gradient zones it is allowed to they combine to form the transition region with suitable thickness.The composition of ink is (for example about Conducting particles between 40-60%;Binding agent between about 30-50%;Solvent between about 3-7%;And Thickening agent between about 3-7%) can determine that the formation parameter in this overlapping (gradient) area.Figure 40 A-40D shows stretchable leading The example of the component distributing of example of electric ink logo (complex).In Figure 40 A, carbon is shown and generally deposits in whole layers As to expected from organic material.In Figure 40 C, the distribution of silicon concentrates on substrate, and (plastic-substrates, electrically conductive ink pattern is made Make on this substrate) surface on and in electrically conductive ink pattern spread.Similarly in Figure 40 D, it is local that oxygen is diffused in each. On the contrary, as shown in Figure 40 B, sulfur concentrates on ink but is not in glue.The gradient of sulfur is thereby indicate that morphologically similar to Jiao area Gradually transition from ink to glue in domain.This area is gradient region or area, and wherein Inhomogeneous charge occurs.
In Figure 39 A-39B and 40A-40C, stretchable electrically conductive ink pattern is in ink and binding agent (together with exterior insulation Resin) be printed to thereon the substrate of polyester paper on formed.This pattern can be subsequently coated by clothes so that it adheres to clothing Take and substrate (paper) can be stripped off from the place of ink reservation.Binding agent is high flexibility and allows to stretch.Electrically conductive ink is only Can be only somewhat stretchable, but almost stretchable not as binding agent, perhaps due to rigid metal particle.Mesozone (wherein binding agent and electrically conductive ink are overlapping) is critically important.Being thoroughly mixed in this area will make this area become uniformly, and may Reduce conductivity (because binding agent is insulation);Part mixing can keep draftability, keep electric conductivity simultaneously.
Make the external protection that electrically conductive ink insulate, for example forming conductive trace or making sensor or electrode figure when needed Can be included during case although it may for example middle broken Electrode contact area.Resin (" priming paint ") can be not with electrically conductive ink Link or one or more layers insulant of mixing.For example, resin material can be insulation, and may also aid in protection do not meet with Meet the detergent washing and fluid (water) and be protected from scraping etc..In some deformation, resin is acrylic acid (such as propylene Acid resin).Also acetaldehyde or acrylic acid (synthetic resin) can be used.Can by printing come apply any component (such as electrically conductive ink, Binding agent and resin).For example, Figure 41 illustrates for by the example of stretchable electrically conductive ink pattern printing to suprabasil method. In Figure 41, the first mask (" silk screen ") 301 is used for being formed and to be coated is applied to the viscous of the substrate under silk screen 3001 (invisible) The pattern of mixture (electric insulating cement).For example, when being applied directly on fabric, binding agent can be by getting over silk rolling during shielding Net draws " wet " binding agent 3005 coated so that it forms shown pattern.The multiple coating of binding agent can be employed, or thick Degree otherwise can be conditioned (for example passing through coating power, viscosity and/or screen openings size).Hereinafter, the second silk screen is (or identical Silk screen) can be used for applying the pattern of electrically conductive ink.The multiple coating of electrically conductive ink can be applicable to realize expectation thickness (generally less than The thickness of binding agent.Second silk screen can have the opening being slightly less than used for the pattern of binding agent, or they can be identical Size (or bigger in some deformation).Binding agent and electrically conductive ink can be made coextensive.When being coated to transfer substrate When, sequentially can invert so that electrically conductive ink was applied to substrate before binding agent.As mentioned, insulating resin (is for example protected Sheath) can be coated adjacent to conductive ink layer.
(for example, for example pass through to directly print and/or transfer to knit in some deformation of electrically conductive ink structure as herein described Thing and formed by electrically conductive ink trace, sensor etc.) in, electrically conductive ink includes conducting particles, such as white carbon black, coated cloud Female (being for example coated with the Muscovitum of antimony-doped stannic oxide), Graphene, graphite etc..Material may also include and acts as being comprised in All solids component in ink is permanently bonded to the alkali/binding material of fabric.This binding material (binding agent) can be Acrylic acid scale, the such as polyurethane based on water.Conductive ink material may also comprise priming paint, and it increases in coated various products Adhesion between product and the compatibility simultaneously increase the repellence to washing process.Electrically conductive ink may include guarantees conductive articles to knitting The binding agent (such as glue, such as acrylic acid, polyamide etc.) of the transfer of thing.Any one of these electrically conductive inks may also comprise and disappear Defoamer and the fully crosslinked catalyst allowing binding agent except the air comprising in the product and foam.Extra additive Can be included to increase impressionability and the stability of product.May also comprise the liquid component retrogradation making to be comprised in product Thickening agent.Can by screen printing process as implied above to obtain thus the transfer of the ink material producing.For example, screen printing Swiped through journey may include silk screen process framework type (from 24 wires up to 120 wires), and shifts support film, such as paper, Cardboard, polyester, acetate, reflector etc..The quantity of the layer of sieved (screened)/coating can from 1 until 50 or More.The order of coated layer can be continuous (and inverting when material is transferred).For example, priming paint can be applied as down The number second layer, binding agent is last layer being formed.For example conduction can be made by IR baking box, hot-air blower or cold-blast machine Ink setting.As mentioned above, this ink material (include binding agent alkali) coatable to any suitable material, including example As cotton, Pilus Caprae seu Oviss, nylon, polyester, polyamide, Lycra, leather (naturally occurring or synthetic), plastic foil, ESD fabric etc..
Ink transferable to be coated on clothes using hot press, for example pass through from 100 DEG C until 250 DEG C of painting Applying from 2 bars the coating pressure up to 90 bars from 5 seconds during the coating time of 50 seconds at deposited temperature.Final polymerization The transport up to the 5m/ second from the 0.lm/ second (can for example used from 50 DEG C until executing at a temperature of 180 DEG C by IR baking box Machine belt speed).
As mentioned above, electrically conductive ink pattern as herein described can be any suitable pattern, including trace (for example Be connected to the various elements on clothes), (EEG passes for sensor (such as touch point sensors, stretching/respiration pickup) or electrode Sensor, ECG sensor, EMG sensor etc.).When as adapter, it can with extra Elecrical connector element (include but Conductor wire, the zigzag adapter of suture, the conductive trace being formed are not limited on substrate such as Kapton) combination.Electrically conductive ink Such combination of the material of pattern and extra highly conductive may be particularly useful in longer length.In some deformation In, stretchable conductive ink material can will be used as trace or conductor in a lot of areas that are stretched in clothes.
For example, Figure 42 A-42C illustrates to be sewn to the example of the conductor wire on the fabric forming clothes, and it can be used for by can Electrode, sensor or trace that stretching electrically conductive ink pattern (having binding agent, gradient zones and electrically conductive ink) is formed are connected to electricity Source and/or sensing module.
For example in Figure 1A-AF, 2A-2B, 3A-3B etc., touch point and connect them to sensor assembly (sensor tube Reason device) trace can by including adhesive phase, the stretchable electrically conductive ink complex of Middle-gradient area and conductive ink layer be formed; Trace parts can for example be insulated using protection resin.The electrode forming touch point part can be relatively large, connects trace Less.Trace only need to extend one section of short distance.Touch point sensors also change the clothes/trace of the resistivity of trace to possibility Stretching is somewhat insensitive, because the signal from sensor is binary signal, for example, touches or no touch.Similarly, can draw Stretch electrically conductive ink trace (being formed the complex of trace) to can be used for being connected to ekg electrode.Typically, the conductive oil as trace Black pattern can extend to 30cm or less (such as 25cm or less etc.), but can be using longer trace.Therefore for example, 25cm or longer than 25cm is by the conductive trace that stretchable electrically conductive ink pattern is formed, width 2mm and up to 10mm it Between (meansigma methodss between about 0.6 to 0.5mm).Length may extend away, simultaneously by the thickness of increase electrically conductive ink pattern It is maintained at target conductivity/resistivity.In some deformation, keep length short possibly desirable.However, breathing sensing Device can be substantially longer, and can such as up to 22mm width.
In some deformation, using conductor wire or other high conductivity adapter, such as that shown in Figure 42 A-42C A little it may be possible to useful.As described above, this zigzag adapter that can be used for being formed suture (is also referred to herein as wire band Material).In this example, conductor wire is to allow waveform (the such as zigzag, sine of some stretchings on the net direction of seam Deng) pattern is sewn on clothes.As described above, breathing (sensor) trace can be formed by stretchable electrically conductive ink pattern to utilize Electrically conductive ink pattern stretching in the case of with resistivity change conductivity change.In this example, the institute of line The pattern of seam includes allowing suture with the about 35-40 degree zigzag pattern of fabric somewhat elongation.In some instances, conductive Line is metal conductive wire.May depend on institute in the angle of each turning point (in wave pattern) place formation and the width of pattern The textile using.Generally, the degree of drawing of textile is higher, and angle is less.The quantity of line can change;Generally, can use and appoint The line of what quantity, for example, depend on the quantity of sensor and need their pin being connected.Line is typically directly sewn to clothing On clothes.Line can be obtained by external skin (such as silicone, polyester, cotton etc.) on line and/or by nonconductive adhesive layer Electric insulation, as mentioned above.Wiring connector also is used as the part shifting as above.For example, conductor wire can be sewn to On the band manufacturing on clothes identical fabric, and clothes is for example transferred to by thermal process using adhesive phase.
One or more conductor wires can be applied directly to fabric (such as compression apparel) or transfer (such as fabric or other material The sticking patch of material, it is next attached to clothes).Conductor wire can be insulated (such as glazing) before by seam.In some deformation, lead Electric wire can be grouped before being sewn in fabric or other substrate.For example, multiple (such as 2,3,4,5 etc.) line can be insulated simultaneously It is intertwined, be then sewn to substrate and for example compress in fabric.For example in a deformation, device is included with IMU and two The clothes of individual EMG, it carries the input in the circuit (such as microchip) being fed on device, including in sensor assembly/pipe On reason device.Can be in the upper functional unit of identical electronic " line ", its center line is to combine multiple to lead for stitch through substrate Electric wire.In one example, two microchips can lead thread identical " line " operation by 4, and wherein each wire is electric each other Isolation.When stitching material, suture can be formed by two groups of wires;One group on the top of substrate one group under substrate, such as from Mechanical sewing device understands;In some deformation, upper conductor wire (or conductor wire group) be may include by the suture that conductor wire is formed With lower conductor wire (or conductor wire group), it is main on an upper wherein to go up conductor wire, and lower conductor wire main on the lower surface (but One or any one conductor wire may pass through substrate to be engaged with each other).
For example, conductor wire may include reversed by 4 and glazing (therefore electrically isolated from one) lead thread very thin (example As 0.7 millimeter of metering/thickness) " wire ", it is coated with bonding solution (its be silicon or based on water) or by having about 0.9 The coating protection of the overall diameter of millimeter.Can directly on fabric or substrate with waveform (such as zigzag) pattern, for example have The pattern that an angle of 90 degrees is arrived between the lower limb of Z-shaped 45 stitches conductive wire.In some instances, pattern is in material (such as fabric) Formed in substrate and be attached to clothes.For example, substrate can be 1cm to the 3cm self-adhesive tape of fabric.
Sensor manager/module
Any device (such as clothes) as herein described may include the sensor manager schematically showing in Figure 43 A (SM or SMS), the sensor (including electrode etc.) on clothes is connected to processor by it, includes smart phone in some deformation Or other mobile device.Sensor manager can be the printing electricity of the part as Sensorised compression apparel (such as shirt) Road plate (PCB), and can embed be placed on the shirt back side, the such as just rigidity shell under cervical region (as shown in Figure 43 B) Interior, as shown in Figure 1B, 2B, 3B and 4B.It is mainly responsible for collecting and describing in detail from the sensor being placed on around shirt Data.
As shown in Figure 43 A, the PCB forming sensor assembly 3201 may include the different elements being arranged on PCB, Such as microcontroller 3203 (such as CY8C5 microcontroller (68 pin)) and all with phone module 3205 (metallization drill bit) Connection, tightss 3211 (solderable metal area being exposed) and sensor 3207,3209 (connection with line).
For example, can be by the belt (example being sewn on blouse fabric or be manufactured from the same material from the signal of telecommunication of sensor As sticking patch) on conductor wire carry.All these lines all can reach SM PCB, and can be connected to it using adapter or stitch/weldering It is connected on around metallization drill bit.Contrary with SMS described herein, SM framework (wherein sensor is directly connected to phone module) The pin 3205 (for example having a pin to each the trace/line from sensor) of relative high number will be related to.This can limit The quantity of sensor and type, and system stability can be endangered.Framework as herein described allows to use and can be placed on SM PSB Different types of connection (such as 3207,3209) trace (such as line) from sensor is directly connected to microcontroller. So, all the sensors signal can collect (gathering) by microcontroller, and microcontroller then passes through and only uses two pins 3205 Processed data is delivered to mobile processor (such as smart phone) module, for keeping digital UART communication.This solution The certainly scheme not type of limiting sensor and quantity.
Above as shown in Figure 43 A, this schematic diagram illustrates mobile processor (the such as intelligence electricity that can be used Words) female connectors.In this example, sensor management system (SMS) can be located in clothes rather than in module/phone On.Therefore, the quantity of pin keeps constant, even if the quantity of sensor changes between clothes or adnexa.For example, the number of pin Amount can by make specific SMS be suitable for general from different mobile processors (phone) together with work to keep constant (for example In 10-15).
Experimental data
The clothes being configured to monitoring physiological parameters (include 12 lead ECG detections and breathe) fabricated as described above.Clothes Main body is compression fabric (being formed by compression textile material), and 10 ECG electrode (six chests, have one on each arm, with And have one on each lower limb) being positioned as shown in Fig. 2A or 3A.Additionally, including being located near diaphragm when being worn The respiration pickup being formed by the elastomeric material being impregnated with conducting particles.Clothes is through in subject, and subject also exists Have on the normal electrode for measuring 12 lead ECG during movable (stress) test and mouth and the breathing of nasal obstruction are passed through in measurement Mask.Patient also has on holding equipment (inflatable) in the support clothes (corset) on the centre of chest and shirt, with Assist in keeping electrode to go up against skin in position, even if when executing body movement.
The requested resistance of patient circulates pedal, and measures tested using standard 12 lead ECD and plethysmography Amount and with to have integrated sensor as above clothes produce while read-around ratio relatively.Do not consider to have under clothes The standard wire of (standard) ECG machine between potential interference, physiology monitor clothes as herein described set with standard (control) Standby comparably or preferably operate.
For example, Figure 48 A (on the left side) illustrate to reach standard 12 lead ECG six leads (I, II, III, aVR, aVL, ) and and then aVF adjacent to these leads in Figure 48 B using six leads of clothes record as mentioned ECG.? There is good correspondence in comparison (reference) between equipment and clothes.
Also breathe using the respiration pickup as shown in Figure 47 A measures from clothes.Clothes detects between baseline Insignificant change in breathing pattern, workload (opposing increase resistance pedal), and from measuring (in abdominal part from clothes At thoracic cavity) Liang Ge area recover.Relatively carry out and shown in Figure 47 B between normal volume tracing and clothes.This two The technology of kind all measures roughly equal breathing per minute during each period checked.
When feature or element referred to herein as another feature or element " on " when, it can be directly in another feature or unit On part or intermediate features and/or element also there may be.On the contrary, when feature or element are referred to as " direct " in another feature or element " on " when, there is no intermediate features and/or element.It will also be understood that when feature or element be referred to as " connection ", " attachment " or During " coupled " to another feature or element, it can be directly connected to, be attached or couple another feature or element or intermediate features and/or Element there may be.On the contrary, when feature or element are referred to as " being directly connected to ", " being directly attached " or " direct-coupling " and arrive another feature Or during element, there is no intermediate features and/or element.Although being described with regard to an embodiment or illustrating, such retouch The feature stated or illustrate and element can be applicable to other embodiment.Those of skill in the art are it will also be appreciated that to " adjacent In " structure of another feature arrangement or feature can have overlapping with adjacent feature or under the adjacent feature part.
It is the purpose in order to only describe specific embodiment in terms used herein, and be not defined as this Bright restriction.For example, as herein described, singulative " (a) ", " one (an) " and " this (the) " are intended to also wrap Include plural form, unless the context clearly dictates other situation.Will be further understood that, term " comprises (inclusion) " And/or " comprising (inclusion) " specify when using in this manual stated feature, step, operation, element and/ Or the presence of part, but it is not precluded from one or more of the other feature, step, operation, the presence of element, part and/or its group. As used herein, any and all group of merging that term "and/or" includes the listed project of one or more correlations can It is abbreviated as "/".
Can herein in order to describe easily and use space relative terms for example " ... under ", " under .. ", " under Portion ", " ... on ", " top " etc. to describe an element or feature and another element as depicted in the figures or feature Relation.It will be understood that, space relative terms are also meant to including in use or operation in addition to the orientation described in the accompanying drawings Equipment different azimuth.For example, if equipment reversion in the accompanying drawings, it is described as be under other elements or feature " Or the element of " below " be then oriented at other elements or feature " on ".Therefore, exemplary term " ... under " can wrap Orientation above and below including.Equipment can be by with being directed (ratating 90 degrees or in other orientation) in the way of contrary, and at this The space relative descriptors that literary composition uses are interpreted accordingly.Similarly, term " upwards ", " downward ", " vertical ", " level " etc. exist Used herein only in the purpose explained, other situation unless specifically indicated.
Although term " first " and " second " can be used for herein describing various features/element, these feature/elements should not It is limited by these terms, unless the other situation of context instruction.These terms can be used for distinguishing a feature/element with another One feature/element.Therefore, fisrt feature/element discussed below is referred to alternatively as second feature/element, and similarly, begs for below By second feature/element be referred to alternatively as fisrt feature/element without departing from the teachings of the present invention.
As used herein in the specification and in the claims of the, including such as using in the example shown and unless in addition clearly Regulation, all numerals be understood to be as by word " about " or " approximate " as the beginning, even if term ambiguously Occur.Can indicate that described value and/or position exist using phrase " about " or " approximate " when the amplitude of description and/or position In the range of the rational expectation of value and/or position.For example, numerical value can have is the +/- 0.1% of setting (or scope of value), rule The +/- 1% of definite value (or scope of value), the +/- 2% of setting (or scope of value), the +/- of setting (or scope of value) 5%th, the value of the +/- 10% of setting (or scope of value).It is intended to cover in wherein wrapping in any numerical range recited herein The all subranges containing.
Although described above is various illustrative embodiment, but various embodiments are made any amount of change and Without departing from such as by the scope of claims of the present invention.For example, the order that various methods described steps are performed can be usually Change in alternative embodiments, and one or more method and steps can be jumped together in other optional embodiments Cross.May include the optional feature of various equipment and system embodiment in some embodiments, and in other embodiments Do not include.Therefore, described above be provided mainly for exemplary purpose, and be not necessarily to be construed as limit the present invention model Enclose, as it illustrates in the claims.
Illustratively rather than restriction illustrates the particular implementation that theme can be carried out for the example including herein and diagram. As mentioned, other embodiment can be utilized and obtain therefrom so that structure and logic are replaced and change can be made Without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.Such embodiment of inventive subject matter is herein only for convenient single by term " invention " Refer to solely or jointly and be not intended to limit scope of the present application of one's own accord any single invention or creative concept, such as Really more than one in fact it is disclosed.Therefore although it is shown and described herein that specific embodiment, being calculated to realize Any arrangement of identical purpose can replace shown particular implementation.The disclosure be intended to any of various embodiments and All changes or change.When checking above description, the above-mentioned embodiment not being particularly described herein and other are implemented Those of skill in the art be will be apparent from by the combination of mode.

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1. a kind of regional clothes breathing being suitable for monitoring wearer, described clothes includes:
Garment body, it includes compressing fabric, and wherein said main body is configured to compress clothes;
Multiple respiration pickups, the plurality of respiration pickup is arranged on the not same district of described main body, and wherein each breathing passes Sensor includes:The elastic webbing, the electric connector at the often end of described elastic webbing and the inclusion compression that are impregnated with electrically conductive ink are knitted The cover of thing piece;And
Sensor assembly interface, described sensor assembly interface is located in described main body, and wherein each respiration pickup is connected to Described sensor assembly interface, in addition wherein said module interfaces be configured to be connected with sensor manager unit to detect in electricity Change in resistance respiration pickup.
2. clothes as claimed in claim 1, wherein said multiple respiration pickups include six or more respiration pickup.
3. clothes as claimed in claim 1, wherein said multiple respiration pickups include being individually disposed in described main body In front portion or rear portion, top or bottom, the right or left side area.
4. clothes as claimed in claim 1, is configured to shirt.
5. clothes as claimed in claim 1, wherein said respiration pickup is via being attached to the independent of described garment body Compression piece of cloth on the zigzag adapter of suture that formed being connected to described sensor assembly interface.
6. clothes as claimed in claim 1, in addition wherein said respiration pickup be enclosed in compression fabric described cover in simultaneously It is attached to the surface of described garment body.
7. clothes as claimed in claim 1, wherein said respiration pickup be configured to when subject breathes change through The resistance of described sensor.
8. clothes as claimed in claim 1, also includes datum line, each respiration pickup in the plurality of respiration pickup It is connected to described datum line in the end of described respiration pickup.
9. clothes as claimed in claim 1, is additionally included at least one ECG electrode on the inner surface of described garment body.
10. clothes as claimed in claim 1, is also included by the conductive ink material shape on the inner surface of described garment body The ECG electrode becoming.
11. clothes as claimed in claim 1, are additionally included in the pocket in described garment body, and described pocket is configured to keep Sensor manager unit is connected with described sensor assembly interface.
12. clothes as claimed in claim 1, wherein said multiple respiration pickups include on the left side of described clothes More than one respiration pickup and more than second respiration pickup on the right side of described clothes, more than described first breathing sensing Device is arranged in parallel, and described more than second respiration pickup is arranged in parallel.
13. clothes as claimed in claim 1, are additionally included in shape in the single compression piece of cloth be attached to described garment body The zigzag adapter of the suture becoming, the zigzag adapter of wherein said suture includes being sewn to institute with sinusoidal or zigzag pattern State the multiple insulated conductors in single compression piece of cloth, in addition each the breathing sensing in wherein said multiple respiration pickup Device is connected in one of the plurality of insulated conductor insulated conductor.
14. clothes as claimed in claim 1, each respiration pickup in wherein said multiple respiration pickups is enclosed in bag Include in the described cover of described compression piece of cloth and be attached to described garment body.
15. clothes as claimed in claim 1, wherein each respiration pickup include the described elastic webbing being impregnated with electrically conductive ink With the binding agent less than 10%.
A kind of 16. clothing system of the electrocardiogram (ECG) for monitoring wearer, described clothing system includes:
Garment body, described garment body includes compressing fabric, and wherein said garment body is configured to the pressure being through on trunk Contracting clothes;
Hexad electric transducer, described hexad electric transducer with the first arrangement of curves in described garment body, Hexad electric transducer described in when described clothes is worn extends across the left chest region of the chest of wearer, wherein often Individual electric transducer includes the conducting ink electrode being printed on the inner surface of described main body;
Support corset, described support corset is configured to be through on described first group of electric transducer;
Inflatable support structures, described inflatable support structures are configured to be through described support corset and described first group of fax sense Between device;
Right arm electrode, described right arm electrode is formed by the electrically conductive ink on the inner surface being printed on described garment body;And
Left arm electrode, described left arm electrode is formed by the electrically conductive ink on the inner surface being printed on described garment body;
Wherein each electric transducer is connected to sensor assembly interface, and described sensor assembly interface configurations become data from described Electric transducer is delivered to sensor manager unit.
17. clothing system as claimed in claim 16, also include existing with the second arrangement of curves adjacent to described second curve Second group of six electric transducer in described main body.
18. clothing system as claimed in claim 16, wherein said support corset is integrated in described garment body.
19. clothing system as claimed in claim 16, wherein said support corset is separated with described garment body and is configured to It is through on described garment body.
20. clothing system as claimed in claim 16, wherein said support corset includes the rigid region being connected by elastic region.
21. clothing system as claimed in claim 16, wherein said inflatable support structures are inflatable.
22. clothing system as claimed in claim 16, wherein said inflatable support structures can self-inflating.
23. clothing system as claimed in claim 16, wherein said electric transducer all includes:A layer of adhesive;One layer of conduction Ink, described one layer of electrically conductive ink has:In the conducting particles between about 40-60%, the bonding between about 30-50% Agent, in the solvent between about 3-7% and the thickening agent between about 3-7%;And in described electrically conductive ink and described Gradient zones between binding agent, described gradient zones include the Inhomogeneous charge thing of described electrically conductive ink and described adhesive, wherein The concentration of electrically conductive ink declines to a described floor elastic adhesive from the area being closer to a described floor electrically conductive ink.
24. clothes as claimed in claim 16, wherein said electric transducer is via being attached to the independent of described garment body Compression piece of cloth on the zigzag adapter of suture that formed being connected to described sensor assembly interface.
25. clothes as claimed in claim 16, also include at least one respiration pickup, at least one respiration pickup described Including elastic webbing, the electric connector at the often end of described elastic webbing and the inclusion compression piece of cloth being impregnated with electrically conductive ink Cover.
26. clothes as claimed in claim 16, wherein said support corset is suspender belt, and described inflatable support structures quilt It is sized on male chest.
27. clothes as claimed in claim 16, wherein said support corset is medicated bra.
28. clothes as claimed in claim 16, wherein said inflatable support structures are sized into used in female chest In portion.
29. a kind of be suitable for continuously monitoring the clothes of the electrocardiogram (ECG) of wearer, described clothes includes:
Garment body, described garment body includes fabric, and wherein said garment body is configured to compress clothes to keep shirt Trunk against wearer;
Hexad electric transducer, described hexad electric transducer with the first arrangement of curves in described garment body, Hexad electric transducer described in when described shirt is worn extends across the left chest region of the chest of wearer, wherein often Individual electric transducer includes the conducting ink electrode being printed on the inner surface of described main body;
Second group of six electric transducer, described second group of six electric transducer are with the second curve cloth adjacent to described second curve Put in described garment body;
Right arm electrode, described right arm electrode is formed by the electrically conductive ink on the inner surface being printed on described main body;And
Left arm electrode, described left arm electrode is formed by the electrically conductive ink on the inner surface being printed on described main body;
Wherein each electric transducer is connected to sensor assembly interface, and described sensor assembly interface configurations become data from described Electric transducer is delivered to sensor manager unit.
A kind of 30. Wearable electronic equipment, described equipment includes:
Clothes, described clothes includes compressing fabric;And
At least one stretchable and electrically conductive ink pattern on described clothes, wherein said electrically conductive ink pattern includes:
One layer of electrically conductive ink, described one layer of electrically conductive ink has:Conducting particles between about 40-60%;In about 30- Binding agent between 50%;Solvent between about 3-7%;And the thickening agent between about 3-7%;
One layer of elastic adhesive on described clothes;And
Gradient zones between described electrically conductive ink and described adhesive, described gradient zones include described electrically conductive ink and described viscous The Inhomogeneous charge thing of mixture, the wherein concentration of electrically conductive ink are from being closer to the area of a described floor electrically conductive ink to a described floor bullet Property binding agent decline.
31. equipment as claimed in claim 30, the thickness of wherein said elastic layer is more than the thickness of described gradient zones, and institute The thickness stating one layer of electrically conductive ink is less than the thickness of described elastic layer.
32. equipment as claimed in claim 30, wherein said clothes is configured to be applied on the body surface of subject Pressure between about 3mm Hg and about 70mmHg is to allow described clothes stable and continuous to the body of subject Positioning.
33. equipment as claimed in claim 30, wherein said conducting particles includes the particle of white carbon black.
34. equipment as claimed in claim 30, the particle that wherein said conducting particles one or more of is listd under including: White carbon black, Graphene, graphite, silver metal powder, copper metal powder or iron metal powder.
35. equipment as claimed in claim 30, wherein said binding agent includes acroleic acid binding agent.
36. equipment as claimed in claim 30, wherein said solvent includes propylene glycol.
37. equipment as claimed in claim 30, wherein said thickening agent includes polyurethaness thickening agent.
38. equipment as claimed in claim 30, wherein said elastic adhesive includes the heat adhesive water base adhesive being electrically insulated.
39. equipment as claimed in claim 30, also include the insulation tree at least in part on described one layer of electrically conductive ink Fat.
40. equipment as claimed in claim 30, wherein said electrically conductive ink pattern includes electrically conductive ink described in multilamellar.
41. equipment as claimed in claim 30, the resistivity of wherein said conductive trace is less than about 10 kilo-ohms/square.
42. equipment as claimed in claim 30, the resistivity of wherein said conductive pattern changes with additional stretching.
43. equipment as claimed in claim 30, wherein said electrically conductive ink pattern is configured to be stretched to being up to of resting length 500% and do not rupture.
44. equipment as claimed in claim 30, wherein electrically conductive ink pattern is formed sensor.
45. equipment as claimed in claim 30, wherein said electrically conductive ink pattern is formed trace.
46. equipment as claimed in claim 30, wherein said electrically conductive ink pattern is configured to electrode.
47. equipment as claimed in claim 30, also include being coupled to described clothes and being connected to described conductive oil at one end The conductor wire of black pattern.
A kind of 48. Wearable electronic equipment, described equipment includes:
Clothes, described clothes includes compressing fabric;And
At least one stretchable and conductive oil with the sheet resistance rate less than about 10 kilo-ohms/square on described clothes Black pattern, wherein said electrically conductive ink pattern can be stretched to up at least about 200% and not rupture, and includes:
One layer of electrically conductive ink, described one layer of electrically conductive ink has:Conducting particles between about 40-60%;In about 30- Binding agent between 50%;Solvent between about 3-7%;And the thickening agent between about 3-7%;
One layer of elastic adhesive on described clothes;
Gradient zones between described electrically conductive ink and described adhesive, described gradient zones include described electrically conductive ink and described viscous The Inhomogeneous charge thing of mixture, the wherein concentration of electrically conductive ink are from being closer to the area of a described floor electrically conductive ink to a described floor bullet Property binding agent decline;And
Insulating resin at least a portion of described one layer of electrically conductive ink.
49. equipment as claimed in claim 48, the particle that wherein said conducting particles one or more of is listd under including: White carbon black, Graphene, graphite, silver metal powder, copper metal powder or iron metal powder.
50. equipment as claimed in claim 48, wherein said binding agent includes acroleic acid binding agent.
51. equipment as claimed in claim 48, wherein said solvent includes propylene glycol.
52. equipment as claimed in claim 48, wherein said thickening agent includes polyurethaness thickening agent.
53. equipment as claimed in claim 48, wherein said elastic adhesive includes the heat adhesive water base adhesive being electrically insulated.
54. equipment as claimed in claim 48, wherein said electrically conductive ink pattern is configured to electrode.
55. equipment as claimed in claim 48, also include being coupled to described clothes and being connected to described conductive oil at one end The conductor wire of black pattern.
A kind of 56. Wearable electronic equipment, described equipment includes:
Clothes, described clothes includes compressing fabric;
At least one stretchable and electrically conductive ink pattern on described clothes, wherein said electrically conductive ink pattern includes:
One layer of electrically conductive ink, described one layer of electrically conductive ink has:Conducting particles between about 40-60%;In about 30- Binding agent between 50%;Solvent between about 3-7%;And the thickening agent between about 3-7%;
One layer of elastic adhesive on described clothes;And
Gradient zones between described electrically conductive ink and described adhesive, described gradient zones include described electrically conductive ink and described viscous The Inhomogeneous charge thing of mixture, the wherein concentration of electrically conductive ink are from being closer to the area of a described floor electrically conductive ink to a described floor bullet Property binding agent decline;And
Conductor wire, described conductive line couples to described compression fabric and are at one end electrically connected to described electrically conductive ink at area, wherein Described conductor wire is extended along clothes with sinusoidal or zigzag pattern.
57. equipment as claimed in claim 56, wherein said conductor wire is sewn on described compression fabric.
58. equipment as claimed in claim 56, wherein said conductor wire is by deadlocked on described compression fabric.
A kind of 59. Wearable fabric strain measuring equipments, described equipment includes:
It is impregnated with the elastic fabric of the extended length of conductive material, wherein said conductive material includes big in described conductive material Conducting particles about between 85% and 99%, and binding agent, wherein said binding agent conductive material 0.1% and 15% it Between;
First metal connector, described first metal connector is attached at the elasticity of the described extended length being impregnated with conductive material At the first end of fabric;
Second metal connector, described second metal connector is attached at the elasticity of the described extended length being impregnated with conductive material At second end of fabric;And
Covering on the elastic fabric of described extended length being impregnated with conductive material, wherein said covering includes pressing Contracting fabric.
60. equipment as claimed in claim 59, also include being sewn in one section of compression fabric and thermocouple with zigzag or sinusoidal pattern Close the conductor wire of described first metal connector.
61. equipment as claimed in claim 59, also include being sewn in first paragraph compression fabric and electricity with zigzag or sinusoidal pattern It is coupled to the first conductor wire of described first metal connector and be sewn in second segment compression fabric simultaneously with zigzag or sinusoidal pattern It is electrically coupled to the second conductor wire of described second metal connector.
62. equipment as claimed in claim 59, wherein said conducting particles is carbon black particle.
63. equipment as claimed in claim 59, wherein said conducting particles is selected from down the group lising composition:White carbon black, graphite Alkene, graphite and the Muscovitum being coated with oxide.
64. equipment as claimed in claim 59, wherein said conducting particles is about between 90% and 99% and described viscous Knot agent is between 0.1% and 10%.
65. equipment as claimed in claim 59, wherein said binding agent is selected from acrylic acid and water-based polyurethane.
66. equipment as claimed in claim 59, wherein said equipment has and is less than after the twice more than its length for the elongation 1% electromagnetic hysteresis.
67. equipment as claimed in claim 59, the elastic fabric of wherein said extended length is more than the two of its length in elongation Its original length is returned in less than 1 second after times.
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